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Paliurus

noun

thorny Eurasian shrubs

• Syn: ↑genus Paliurus

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rhamnaceae, ↑family Rhamnaceae, ↑buckthorn family

• Member Meronyms: ↑Christ's-thorn, ↑Jerusalem thorn, ↑Paliurus spina-christi

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\\ˌpalēˈyu̇rəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, Christ's-thorn, from Greek paliouros

: a small genus of thorny Eurasian shrubs (family Rhamnaceae) with cymose perfect flowers and dry woody winged fruit — see christ's-thorn

Useful english dictionary. 2012.