crown of thorns in English

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1
a large spiky starfish of the tropical Indo-Pacific, feeding on coral and sometimes causing great damage to reefs.
It looks an impossible job when a soft-bellied gastropod like the triton tries to demolish a spiky crown of thorns starfish.
2
a Madagascan shrub of the spurge family, with bright red flowers and many slender thorns. It is a popular houseplant and is sometimes used for hedges in the tropics.
Hat rack cactii and pencil bush are both euphorbias, as is crown of thorns , so I'd consult a doctor about those, too.
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1. Crown of Thorns, Crown of Victory

2. Then the troops press a crown of thorns onto his head.

3. They mock him and hit him with a sturdy reed, pushing the crown of thorns deeper into his scalp.

4. This Antiphonal leaf includes contains prayers and responses for a religious holiday known as the Feast of the Crown of Thorns

5. In the same way, a leafy crown of thorns would appear to be a victor’s garland but would actually hide the pain it inflicted.

6. 20 WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN: "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."

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8. His eyes snared on the teal nylon of the fanny pack, and it felt as if all sixteen years of his life he'd worn her naivete through the streets like a crown of thorns. Sentencedict.com