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1. (n.) blackthorn
a thorny Old World shrub, Prunusspinosa, of the rose family, having white flowers and small plumlike fruits.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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1. (noun) blackthorn, sloe, Prunus spinosa
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
2. (noun) blackthorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa
erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
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1. (noun) blackthorn
a spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe
2. (noun) blackthorn
a species of Crataegus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges
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