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christ's-thorn
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christ's-thorn, n.
One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine , especially the Paliurus aculeatus , Zizyphus Spina-Christi , and Zizyphus vulgaris . The last bears the fruit called jujube , and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns. [1913 Webster]
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