Jerusalem thorn

Jerusalem thorn
    n 1: thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit [syn:
         {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Paliurus spina-
         christi}]
    2: spiny tree having dark red edible fruits [syn: {jujube},
       {jujube bush}, {Christ's-thorn}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Ziziphus
       jujuba}]
    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 southern United States [syn: {Jerusalem
       thorn}, {horsebean}, {Parkinsonia aculeata}]
    4: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow
       flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu [syn:
       {catechu}, {Jerusalem thorn}, {Acacia catechu}]
    

Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
   'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]
   The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
   glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
   Christ.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Jerusalem artichoke} [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
      sunflower, or turnsole. See {Gyre}, {Solar}.] (Bot.)
   (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
       ({Helianthus tuberosus}), whose tubers are sometimes used
       as food.
   (b) One of the tubers themselves.

   {Jerusalem cherry} (Bot.), the popular name of either of two
      species of {Solanum} ({Solanum Pseudo-capsicum} and
      {Solanum capsicastrum}), cultivated as ornamental house
      plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
      cherries.

   {Jerusalem oak} (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
      Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.

   {Jerusalem sage} (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
      ({Phlomis tuberosa}).

   {Jerusalem thorn} (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
      ({Parkinsonia aculeata}), widely dispersed in warm
      countries, and used for hedges.

   {The New Jerusalem}, Heaven; the Celestial City.
      [1913 Webster]