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blackthorn

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: blackthorn

1
 n
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
2
 n
erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: blackthorn
1

n a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits

Synonyms:
Prunus spinosa, sloe
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2

n erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries

Synonyms:
Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn
Type of:
haw, hawthorn
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
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