Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jerusalem_thorn

4 senses of jerusalem thorn

Sense 1
Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi -- (thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
jujube, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba -- (spiny tree having dark red edible fruits)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 3
Jerusalem thorn, horsebean, Parkinsonia aculeata -- (large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 4
catechu, Jerusalem thorn, Acacia catechu -- (East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu)
       => acacia -- (any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia)