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1.nounThe 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.
2.nounA spiny Mediterranean tree, Ziziphus spina-christi.
3.nounA spiny spurge, Euphorbia milii, native to Madagascar.
4.nounA large starfish with venemous spines, Acanthaster planci.