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- [ji-roo-suh-luh m, -zuh- thawrn]
- /dʒɪˈru sə ləm, -zə- θɔrn/
- /ʤəˈruːsjʊləm θɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ji-roo-suh-luh m, -zuh- thawrn]
- /dʒɪˈru sə ləm, -zə- θɔrn/
Definitions of jerusalem thorn words
- noun jerusalem thorn See under Christ's-thorn. 1
- noun jerusalem thorn a spiny tropical American tree, Parkinsonia aculeata, of the legume family, having long clusters of large yellow flowers. 1
- noun jerusalem thorn a leguminous, tropical American tree (Parkinsonia aculeata) having compound leaves and yellow, fragrant flowers: used for hedges 0
- noun jerusalem thorn Christ's-thorn 0
- noun jerusalem thorn The shrub Paliurus spina-christi, native to the Eastern Hemisphere. 0
- noun jerusalem thorn The shrub Parkinsonia aculeata, native to the Western Hemisphere. 0
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Origin of jerusalem thorn
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70
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Parts of speech for Jerusalem thorn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jerusalem thorn popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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