| NOUN | plant | Parkinsonia aculeata, Jerusalem thorn, horsebean | large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers |
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| Meaning | large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States. | |
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| Synonyms | Jerusalem thorn, horsebean | |
| Member of | Parkinsonia, genus Parkinsonia | small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Catalan | Parkinsonia aculeata | |
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