Christ's thorn

English Etymology From the legend that its thorns were used in the persecution of Jesus Christ. Noun Paliurus spina-christi species, a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots. Synonyms en garland thorn en Jerusalem thorn Translations tree Albanian: sq drizë gjemcë f, sq ferrëkuqe f, sq mërqinjë f Armenian: hy ժանտափուշ, hy ցաքի, hy փշենի Aromanian: rup pãljur Azerbaijani: az qaratikan Bambara: bm bantɔmɔlɔn Bulgarian: bg дра́ка Catalan: ca espinavessa Dutch: nl echte christusdoorn m Finnish: fi kärsimyskruunu, fi välimerenkärsimyskruunu French: fr épine-du-Christ f German: de Christusdorn m Greek: el παλιούρι n Ancient Greek: grc παλίουρος m f Italian: it marruca f Latin: la paliurus Polish: pl dwukolczak śródziemnomorski m-in Romanian: ro păliur Russian: ru держи́де́рево n, ru палиу́рус христо́ва колю́чка m Spanish: es espina santa f Swedish: sv kristi törne n, sv kristitörne n Tagalog: tl karanda Tashelhit: shi azggʷur en eponyms en Buckthorn family plants