CHRIST'S THORN
\kɹˈa͡ɪsts θˈɔːn], \kɹˈaɪsts θˈɔːn], \k_ɹ_ˈaɪ_s_t_s θ_ˈɔː_n]\
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(Bot.) Paliurus aculeatus, ord. Rhamnaceae; of S. Europe and W. Asia; a deciduous thorny shrub. Another Paliurus bears the name of C. T. also, i.e. Zizyphus Spina Christi, used for hedges; a native of countries bordering on the Mediterranean and of W. Asia. Opinions differ as to the identification of the "thorns" of Matt, xxvii. 29.
By Henry Percy Smith
