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crown-of-thorns
crown-of-thorns (kroun′əv-thôrnz′)n.1. a. A trailing or climbing spiny shrub (Euphorbia milii) native to Madagascar and cultivated as a houseplant, having showy flower clusters with usually red, petallike bracts.b. The Christ's thorn.2. A spiny starfish (Acanthaster planci) of the Pacific and Indian Oceans that feeds on coral polyps.crown-of-thorns n 1. (Animals) a starfish, Acanthaster planci, that has a spiny test and feeds on living coral in coral reefs 2. (Plants) Also called: Christ's thorn a thorny euphorbiaceous Madagascan shrub, Euphorbia milii var. splendens, cultivated as a hedging shrub or pot plant, having flowers with scarlet bracts crown-of-thorns
crown-of-thorns a thorny euphorbiaceous Madagascan shrub, Euphorbia milii var. splendens, cultivated as a hedging shrub or pot plant, having flowers with scarlet bracts AcronymsSeeCOTS |