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crown of thorns

  1. a coral-eating starfish (Acanthaster planci) of the tropical Pacific region, having arms covered with long spines
    also crown-of-thorns (starfish)
  2. a shrub (Euphorbia milii) of the spurge family, having long spines and bright red or yellow bracts

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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