Jerusalem /(jē̇*rṳ"sȧ*lĕm)/
Je·ru·sa·lem
Jerusalem
n.
- The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Phrases & Compounds
- Jerusalem artichoke
- An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food
- Jerusalem cherry
- the popular name of either of two species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries.
- Jerusalem oak
- an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides.
- Jerusalem sage
- a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa).
- Jerusalem thorn
- a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges.
- The New Jerusalem
- Heaven; the Celestial City.