jerusalem thorn

(noun) thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit. Synonyms: Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Paliurus spina-christi.

(noun) spiny tree having dark red edible fruits. Synonyms: jujube, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba.

(noun) 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. Synonyms: Jerusalem thorn, horsebean, Parkinsonia aculeata.

(noun) East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu. Synonyms: catechu, Jerusalem thorn, Acacia catechu.