CHRIST'S-THORN


Meaning of CHRIST'S-THORN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrīs(ts)-ˈthȯrn ]

noun

or Christ-thorn ˈkrīs(t)-

Date: 1562

: any of several prickly or thorny shrubs (as the shrub Paliurus spina-christi or the jujube Ziziphus spina-christi )

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.