Christ's-thorn
noun
variants
or Christ-thorn
: any of several prickly or thorny shrubs (such as the shrub Paliurus spina-christi or the jujube Ziziphus spina-christi)
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“Christ's-thorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christ%27s-thorn. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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