crown of thorns

English Thesaurus

1. a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	crown,
definition	:	a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory (noun.artifact)

2. somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	spurge,
definition	:	any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	euphorbia, genus euphorbia,
definition	:	type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice (noun.plant)

3. any affliction that causes great suffering (noun.state)

hypernym	:	affliction,
definition	:	a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity (noun.state)

derivation	:	baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart,
definition	:	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)

derivation	:	baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart,
definition	:	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)