somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America
a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
