What does "blackthorn" mean?

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.

How do you pronounce "blackthorn"?

Pronounced //ˈblækˌθɔɹn//.

Common synonyms include: prunus spinosa, sloe, blackthorn fruit, blackthorn wood, blackthorns, crataegus calpodendron.

/ˈblækˌθɔɹn/ name, noun

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Noun

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
erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries wordnet
3
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
4
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits wordnet

Proper Noun

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

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

Compound of black + thorn.