Christ's thorn
noun
1- a thorny shrub popularly supposed to have formed Christ's crown of thorns, in particular刺马甲子, 基督刺, 尤指：
1.1
- either of two shrubs related to the buckthorn (Paliurus spina-christi and Ziziphus spina-christi, family Rhamnaceae).与鼠李有亲缘关系的两种灌木之一（滨枣和刺枣, 鼠李科）。
1.2
- another term for CROWN OF THORNS (in sense 2).同CROWN OF THORNS（义项2）。