A thorny shrub, (probably) Christ's thorn, Paliurus spina-christi. Cf. paliurus, n.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > [noun] > other thorn-trees (15) paliurec1384 A thorny shrub, (probably) Christ's thorn, Paliurus spina-christi. Cf. paliurus, n. paliurusa1398 Originally: the spiny shrub Paliurus spina-christi, also called Christ's thorn. Later also: any of the Eurasian shrubs and small trees which… sea-willow1548 The sea-buckthorn. Obsolete. rare. Christ's thorn1553 any of various thorny shrubs popularly supposed to have formed Jesus's crown of thorns; esp. either of two shrubs of the buckthorn family, Paliuru… buckler-thorn1562 Rhamnus Paliurus aculeatus. garland-thorn1597 a name given by Gerarde to Paliurus aculeatus (Christ's Thorn), of which Christ's crown of thorns is supposed to have been made. goat's thorn1597 any of several low-growing, spiny shrubs of the genus Astragalus (family Fabaceae), of northern Eurasia and the Middle East, some of which yield… Jews thorn1597 any of several thorny shrubs; esp. Christ's thorn Paliurus spina-christi. milk-vetch1597 Any plant of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)), characterized by pinnately divided leaves and axillary racemes of… sea-buckthorn1731 Hippophaė rhamnoides. Spanish hedgehog thorn1760 some species of the genus Anthyllis. sensitive briar1802 a herbaceous perennial leguminous plant, Mimosa nuttallii, native to the central United States, having prickly stems that trail along the ground… lily thorn1816 the genus Catesbæa. sallow thorn1847 a plant of the genus Hippophae. cat-brier1875 an American name for Smilax (Treasury Bot.). |
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