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Jerusalem Thorn

[n] East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
[n] 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
[n] spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
[n] thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit


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