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thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit

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  1. n. thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
  2. n. spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
  3. n. 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
  4. n. East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu