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TREE BELIEF
THERE IS A CERTAIN KIND OF TREE, I DO NOT REMEMBER THE NAME,
THAT IS CALLED THE STICKER TREE BECAUSE IT HAS HUGE THORNS
AND IS THE SHAPE OF A CROSS, BECAUSE IT IS THE WOOD
OF WHICH THE CROSS OF CHRIST WAS MADE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): LOCUST?
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 09-20-1969