ˈkrīs(t)+, -īs(t)s+ noun
( plural christ's-thorns )
Usage: usually capitalized C
: any of several prickly or thorny shrubs of Palestine (especially the shrub Paliurus spina-christi or the jujube Ziziphus jujuba )
ˈkrīs(t)+, -īs(t)s+ noun
( plural christ's-thorns )
Usage: usually capitalized C
: any of several prickly or thorny shrubs of Palestine (especially the shrub Paliurus spina-christi or the jujube Ziziphus jujuba )
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012