jerusalem(n = noun.location)capital of israel - capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom;
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. [1913 Webster]
Jerusalem artichoke[Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasolei.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.](Bot.)(a)An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b)One of the tubers themselves. --
Jerusalem cherry(Bot.), 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(Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. --
Jerusalem sage(Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). --
Jerusalem thorn(Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. --
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
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