blackthorn

/ˌblækˈθɔrn/
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Other forms: blackthorns

Definitions of blackthorn
  1. noun
    a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
    synonyms: Prunus spinosa, sloe
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  2. noun
    erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
    synonyms: Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn
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    type of:
    haw, hawthorn
    a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
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