crown of thorns

名词noun

1. 1(Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. [from 10th c.]
2. 2A spiny Mediterranean tree, Ziziphus spina-christi. [from 19th c.]
3. 3A spiny spurge, Euphorbia milii, native to Madagascar. [from 19th c.]
4. 4The plant Koeberlinia spinosa.
5. 5Ellipsis of crown-of-thorns starfish [from 20th c.]
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