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Synonymer till jerusalem thorn

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  1. (thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit) Christ's-thorn; Paliurus spina-christi; Jerusalem thorn
  2. (spiny tree having dark red edible fruits) jujube; jujube bush; Christ's-thorn; Ziziphus jujuba; Jerusalem thorn
  3. (large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in souther) horsebean; Parkinsonia aculeata; Jerusalem thorn
  4. (East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu) catechu; Acacia catechu; Jerusalem thorn