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S capsicastrum
Jerusalem Je*ru"sa*lem, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Y?r?sh[=a]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.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 either of two species of Solanum (S. Pseudo-capsicum and S. 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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- Roman Empire, the Latin word castrum (pl.: castra) was a military-related term. In Latin usage, the singular form castrum meant 'fort', while the plural...
- The castrum doloris (Latin for castle of grief) was a structure and set of decorations which sheltered and accompanied the catafalque or bier in a funeral...
- Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is the ruin of a castle in the Bavarian Alps, near Pfronten, Germany. At 1,277 metres (4,190 ft) above sea level...
- Etruscan city, probably Statonia. In the Middle Ages it had a castle (Latin: castrum), hence the name. Although an autonomous commune, it remained nonetheless...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castrum Novum. Castrum Novum (new fort) was an ancient Roman town now located in the suburbs of Santa Marinella...
- Martinsicuro (former roman town of Latin: Truentum or Castrum Truentinum) is a town and comune in province of Teramo, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is located...
- The Andone Castrum (French: Castrum d'Andone or d'Andonne) is a ruined fortification in Villejoubert, Charente, France. It dates from the 11th century...
- Gresia Roman fort is located in the present Gresia (commune Stejaru, Romania). It was in the Roman province of Dacia and dates from the 2nd and 3rd centuries...
- the Apulia region of south-eastern Italy. Castro derives its name from Castrum Minervae (Latin for "Athena's castle"), which was an ancient town of the...
- basins, as well as those of Rhone and Danube. The imposing Castrum, or stronghold, called Castrum Ebredunense was the second largest in Switzerland and demonstrated...