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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
2. 2
   erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries wordnet
3. 3
   A stick or staff taken from this tree.
4. 4
   a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219).

Synonyms

All synonyms

sloecrataegus calpodendroncrataegus tomentosapear hawpear hawthornprunelle

Example

More examples

"We planted blackthorn and whitethorn to make a new hedgerow."

Etymology

Compound of black + thorn.

Related phrases

blackthorn winterprunus spinosa

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