genus paliurus

English Thesaurus

1. thorny Eurasian shrubs (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	christ's-thorn, jerusalem thorn, paliurus spina-christi,
definition	:	thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	buckthorn family, family rhamnaceae, rhamnaceae,
definition	:	trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value (noun.plant)