Christ's-thorn
Pronunciation : Christ's-thorn`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi, and Z. vulgaris. The last bears the fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns.
(Bot.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913