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noun
somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
noun
any affliction that causes great suffering
“he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns”
noun
a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
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