nnoun.stateany affliction that causes great sufferingSynset:cross
Examples:- that is his cross to bear
- he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
Derivationally Related Form:cross
Hypernyms:affliction
Inherited Hypernyms:crossafflictionadversitymisfortunefortuneconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.plantsomewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bractsSynset:Christ plant Christ thorn Euphorbia milii
Member Holonyms:Euphorbia genus Euphorbia
Hypernyms:spurge
Inherited Hypernyms:crown of thornsspurgeshrubwoody plantvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the CrucifixionHypernyms:crown diadem
Inherited Hypernyms:crown of thornscrowncrown jewelsregaliagearequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:crown of thornscrownjewelled headdressheaddressclothingconsumer goodscommodityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:crown of thornscrownjewelled headdressheaddressclothingcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity