About The Word Blackthorn
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Blackthorn
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What's The Definition Of Blackthorn?
[n] erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
[n] a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits Synonyms | Synonyms for Blackthorn: Crataegus calpodendron | Crataegus tomentosa | pear haw | pear hawthorn | Prunus spinosa | sloe Related Terms | Find terms related to Blackthorn: See Also | bush | Crataegus | genus Crataegus | genus Prunus | haw | hawthorn | Prunus | shrub Blackthorn In Webster's Dictionary \Black"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree ({Prunus
spinosa}), with blackish bark, and bearing little
black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
(b) A species of {Crat[ae]gus} or hawthorn ({C.
tomentosa}). Both are used for hedges.
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