Christ's thorn

English

Etymology

From the legend that its thorns were used in the persecution of Jesus Christ.

Noun

Christ 's thorn (plural Christ's thorns)

Paliurus spina-christi, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots.

Synonyms

Translations

tree

Armenian: ժանտափուշ (hy) (žantapʿuš), ցաքի (hy) (cʿakʿi), փշենի (pʿšeni)
Aromanian: pãljur
Azerbaijani: qaratikan
Bulgarian: дра́ка (bg) (dráka)
Catalan: espinavessa
Greek:
Ancient: παλίουρος m or f (palíouros)
Italian: marruca
Latin: paliurus
Romanian: păliur (ro)
Russian: держи́де́рево (ru) (deržídérevo), палиу́рус христо́ва колю́чка (paliúrus xristóva koljúčka)
Spanish: espina santa f
Swedish: kristi törne n, kristitörne (sv) n
Tagalog: karanda

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