'Zizyphus Spina-Christi' definitions:

Definition of 'Zizyphus Spina-Christi'

From: GCIDE
  • Christ's-thorn \Christ's-thorn`\, n. (Bot.) One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the Paliurus aculeatus, {Zizyphus Spina-Christi}, and Zizyphus vulgaris. The last bears the fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns. [1913 Webster]