| jerusalem thorn | |
noun | |
| 1. | thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn: Christ's-thorn] |
| 2. | spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: jujube] |
| 3. | 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 |
| 4. | East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu [syn: catechu] |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |