jerusalem thorn

Noun

• East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu

• 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

• spiny tree having dark red edible fruits

• thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  catechu , Jerusalem thorn , Acacia catechu , horsebean , Parkinsonia aculeata , jujube , jujube bush , Christ's-thorn , Ziziphus jujuba , Paliurus spina-christi