Blackthorn
['blækθɔːn] or ['blæk'θɔrn]
Definition
(noun.) erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries.
(noun.) a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits.
Typist: Willie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
(n.) A species of Crataegus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Sloe (Prunus spinosa).
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Examples
- I have my blackthorn. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was dressed in nightshirt and trousers, with his favourite blackthorn cudgel in his hand. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- His two clenched hands were raised above his head, and a heavy, blackthorn stick lay across them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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