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crown of thorns
 
Noun crown of thorns has 3 senses
  1. cross, crown of thorns - any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
    --1 is a kind of affliction
  2. crown of thorns, Christ thorn, Christ plant, Euphorbia milii - somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
    --2 is a kind of spurge
    --2 is a member of Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia
  3. crown of thorns - a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
    --3 is a kind of     crown
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