thorn bush
Spiny wild hedge
A thorn bush is any shrub or small tree bearing sharp, woody spines—roses, hawthorns, brambles, and similar plants.
The term emphasizes the defensive or hazardous quality: We got scratched up pushing through the thorn bushes.
In biblical contexts, thorn bushes appear as symbols of hardship or divine encounter.
- brambleThorny wild shrub
- briarThorny shrub or bush
- briar patchThorny shrub thicket
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- pricklySpiny or irritable
prickly pear · scratch · wild · wild rose · rose · thicket · scrubland · barbs · spines · tangled · desert · Moses · burning · crown · piercing · dense · birds · nesting
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- African savannaacacia, acacia tree, baobab, baobab tree, cheetah
- Bible plantsacacia, almond, almond blossom, almond tree, aloe
- Quranic Plantsdate palm, fig, olive, pomegranate, grape
- desert plantssaguaro, prickly pear, cholla, agave, barrel cactus
- Plant Toxinsricin, oleander, foxglove, deadly nightshade, nightshade
texture/surface quality
thorn bushlamb's ear
Soft-leaved ground cover
moss · fern · pussy willow · soft grass