Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: Christ's-thorn  'krIs(ts),thorn
  1. Thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
    - Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi
     
  2. Spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
    "The sweet Christ's-thorn fruits are popular in Asian cuisine";
    - jujube, jujube bush, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Paliurus, genus Ziziphus, Paliurus, Ziziphus

Encyclopedia: Christ's-thorn