jerusalem thorn

Questions about jerusalem thorn

What does jerusalem thorn mean?

jerusalem thorn means "thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for jerusalem thorn?

Close synonyms include Christ's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christi, jujube, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jerusalem thorn a common word?

jerusalem thorn is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.