英语词汇“crown of thorns”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

crown of thorns

noun

1A large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs.

Acanthaster planci, class Asteroidea.

It looks an impossible job when a soft-bellied gastropod like the triton tries to demolish a spiky crown of thorns starfish....

The crown of thorns starfish, one of the largest of the sea star group, measures approximately 45 cm across its seven to seventeen arms.
They could have chosen the ugly and destructive crown of thorns starfish instead.

2A Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedging in the tropics. Also called Christ's thorn.

Euphorbia milii, family Euphorbiaceae.

Hat rack cactii and pencil bush are both euphorbias, as is crown of thorns, so I'd consult a doctor about those, too.

2.1Any of a number of thorny plants, especially Christ’s thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi).The evergreen holly was worshiped as a promise of the sun's return, and some say that Christ's crown of thorns was made of holly....

Some believers think the crown of thorns was made of this type of tumbleweed.
In medieval times it was the belief that Jesus crown of thorns was blackberry brambles.

Origin

By association with Christ's crown of thorns.

单词	crown of thorns
释义	crown of thorns noun 1A large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs. Acanthaster planci, class Asteroidea. It looks an impossible job when a soft-bellied gastropod like the triton tries to demolish a spiky crown of thorns starfish.... The crown of thorns starfish, one of the largest of the sea star group, measures approximately 45 cm across its seven to seventeen arms. They could have chosen the ugly and destructive crown of thorns starfish instead. 2A Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedging in the tropics. Also called Christ's thorn. Euphorbia milii, family Euphorbiaceae. Hat rack cactii and pencil bush are both euphorbias, as is crown of thorns, so I'd consult a doctor about those, too. 2.1Any of a number of thorny plants, especially Christ’s thorn (Ziziphus spina-christi).The evergreen holly was worshiped as a promise of the sun's return, and some say that Christ's crown of thorns was made of holly.... Some believers think the crown of thorns was made of this type of tumbleweed. In medieval times it was the belief that Jesus crown of thorns was blackberry brambles. Origin By association with Christ's crown of thorns.
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