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Jerusalem thorn
Jerusalem Je*ru"sa*lem, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Y?r?sh[=a]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of either of two species of Solanum (S. Pseudo-capsicum and S. capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.

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- Jerusalem thorn is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Paliurus spina-christi, a shrub native to the Eastern Hemisphere Parkinsonia aculeata...
- transferred from Jerusalem to Constantinople not much earlier than 1063. In any case, Emperor Justinian is stated to have given a thorn to Germain, Bishop...
- Paliurus spina-christi, commonly known as Jerusalem thorn, garland thorn, Christ's thorn, or crown of thorns, is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean...
- Common names include palo verde, Mexican palo verde, Parkinsonia, Jerusalem thorn, jelly bean tree, palo de rayo, and retama. The genus name Parkinsonia...
- Tree Hydrangea Indian Ash Tree Indian Bay Leaf Indrajao Java Olive Jerusalem Thorn Jhand Kakkar Kanak Champa Large Leaf Looking Gl**** Tree Lobed-leaf...
- referred to as crown-of-thorns Paliurus spina-christi (Rhamnaceae), also referred to as crown-of-thorns, Christ's thorn or Jerusalem thorn This plant is very...
- around Jerusalem, as well as in the Hajar Mountains of the Sultanate of Oman. By some traditions, it was the tree from which Jesus' crown of thorns was made...
- (Rhamnaceae), also known as Christ's Thorn or Jerusalem Thorn See also: Gundelia tournefortii (a thistle-like plant) Crown of Thorns (album), an album by Rakaa...
- Damien Thorn is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of The Omen franchise. He is the Antichrist and the son of the Devil. The character has...
- wear a golden crown in Jerusalem, where the Savior bled under a crown of thorns, but in truth because the murdered Jerusalem and the deserted surroundings...