# der Christdorn

der Christdorn is a German noun meaning “Christ's thorn”. Forms: des Christdornes, die Christdorne.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Christdornes
- Plural: die Christdorne

## Meanings

1. Christ's thorn (Paliurus gen. et spp., especially Paliurus spina-christi)
2. Christ's thorn jujube; lotus jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
3. honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos)
4. _archaic_ sea buckthorn (Hippophae gen. et spp., especially Hippophae rhamnoides)
5. _archaic · regional_ holly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)
6. _archaic_ hawthorn (Crataegus, the subspecies taxonomy of which is difficult)
   - (see it for more synonyms)

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