Christ's thorn

Etymology
From the legend that its thorns were used in the persecution of Jesus Christ.

Noun

 * , a deciduous shrub or small tree of the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, with spiny shoots.

Translations

 * Armenian:, , փշենի
 * Aromanian: pãljur
 * Azerbaijani: qaratikan
 * Bambara: bantɔmɔlɔn
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: espinavessa
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: παλίουρος
 * Italian: marruca
 * Latin: paliurus
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, палиу́рус христо́ва колю́чка
 * Spanish: espina santa
 * Swedish: kristi törne,
 * Tagalog: karanda
 * Tashelhit: azggʷur