CROWN OF THORNS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
   Hypernyms(s) crown of thorns is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crown (what does crown mean?)
2. Meaning
   • somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
   Synonym(s)
   • Christ plant (what does Christ plant mean?)
   • Christ thorn (what does Christ thorn mean?)
   • Euphorbia milii (what does Euphorbia milii mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) crown of thorns is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spurge (what does spurge mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any affliction that causes great suffering
   Synonym(s)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • that is his cross to bear
   • he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
   Hypernyms(s) crown of thorns is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • affliction (what does affliction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • thwart (what does thwart mean?)
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   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   • scotch (what does scotch mean?)
   • foil (what does foil mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • frustrate (what does frustrate mean?)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • bilk (what does bilk mean?)