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blackthorn

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Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈblækˌθɔːn/ (UK)
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/ˈblækˌθɔːn/ (UK) · /ˈblækˌθɔɹn/ (US)

Definition of blackthorn

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

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.
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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. A stick or staff taken from this tree.

name

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

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Etymology

Compound of black + thorn.

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