| NOUN | state | crown of thorns, cross | any affliction that causes great suffering |
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| plant | crown of thorns, Christ thorn, Christ plant, Euphorbia milii | somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar / Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts | |
| artifact | crown of thorns | a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion |
| Meaning | Any affliction that causes great suffering. | |
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| Example | "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" | |
| Synonym | cross | |
| Broader | affliction | A state of great suffering and distress due to adversity |
| Meaning | Somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar / Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts. | |
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| Synonyms | Christ thorn, Christ plant, Euphorbia milii | |
| Member of | Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia | type genus of the Euphorbiaceae |
| Broader | spurge | Any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia |
| Meaning | A mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion. | |
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| Broader | crown, diadem | An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty |
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