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Definition of crown of thorns in English: crown of thornsnoun 1A large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs. Acanthaster planci, class Asteroidea Example sentencesExamples - It looks an impossible job when a soft-bellied gastropod like the triton tries to demolish a spiky crown of thorns starfish.
- They could have chosen the ugly and destructive crown of thorns starfish instead.
- The crown of thorns starfish, one of the largest of the sea star group, measures approximately 45 cm across its seven to seventeen arms.
- I'm a film maker, I've been diving the reef for 37 years now and the last 18 months I've spent a lot of time on it filming crown of thorns.
- Nudibranchs dotted the undersides of the coral and a spiny crown of thorns sea star moved slowly underneath a plate coral.
2A Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedging in the tropics. Euphorbia milii, family Euphorbiaceae Also called Christ's thorn Example sentencesExamples - Hat rack cactii and pencil bush are both euphorbias, as is crown of thorns, so I'd consult a doctor about those, too.
- 2.1 Any of a number of thorny plants, especially Christ's thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi ).
Example sentencesExamples - In medieval times it was the belief that Jesus crown of thorns was blackberry brambles.
- The evergreen holly was worshiped as a promise of the sun's return, and some say that Christ's crown of thorns was made of holly.
- Some believers think the crown of thorns was made of this type of tumbleweed.
Origin By association with Christ's crown of thorns. Definition of crown of thorns in US English: crown of thornsnoun 1A large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs. Acanthaster planci, class Asteroidea Example sentencesExamples - The crown of thorns starfish, one of the largest of the sea star group, measures approximately 45 cm across its seven to seventeen arms.
- Nudibranchs dotted the undersides of the coral and a spiny crown of thorns sea star moved slowly underneath a plate coral.
- I'm a film maker, I've been diving the reef for 37 years now and the last 18 months I've spent a lot of time on it filming crown of thorns.
- It looks an impossible job when a soft-bellied gastropod like the triton tries to demolish a spiky crown of thorns starfish.
- They could have chosen the ugly and destructive crown of thorns starfish instead.
2A Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedges in the tropics. Euphorbia milii, family Euphorbiaceae Example sentencesExamples - Hat rack cactii and pencil bush are both euphorbias, as is crown of thorns, so I'd consult a doctor about those, too.
- 2.1 Any of a number of other thorny plants, especially Christ's thorn.
Example sentencesExamples - Some believers think the crown of thorns was made of this type of tumbleweed.
- The evergreen holly was worshiped as a promise of the sun's return, and some say that Christ's crown of thorns was made of holly.
- In medieval times it was the belief that Jesus crown of thorns was blackberry brambles.
Origin By association with Christ's crown of thorns. |