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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 fruitplay

  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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