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PALIURUS SPINA-CHRISTI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Paliurus spina-christi mean?
• PALIURUS SPINA-CHRISTI (noun)
The noun PALIURUS SPINA-CHRISTI has 1 sense:
1. thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
Familiarity information: PALIURUS SPINA-CHRISTI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PALIURUS SPINA-CHRISTI (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Christ's-thorn; Jerusalem thorn; Paliurus spina-christi
Hypernyms ("Paliurus spina-christi" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Paliurus spina-christi" is a member of...):
genus Paliurus; Paliurus (thorny Eurasian shrubs)
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