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blackthorn

/ˈblækˌθɔːn/US/ˈblækˌθɔɹn/

blackthorn noun: 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.

blackthorn: a large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north...
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Noun

blackthorn (plural blackthorns)

  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.
    • Cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghost and goblins.1964, “The Rocky Road to Dublin” (track 8), in The Dubliners, performed by traditional

Proper noun capitalized: Blackthorn

Blackthorn

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

blackthorn meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

blackthorn in Tamil

கைத்தடி

blackthorn in Arabic

Prunus spinosa
بَرْقُوق شَائِك barqūq šāʔik, بَرْقُوق السِيَاج barqūq as-siyāj, خَوْخ شَائِك ḵawḵ šāʔik, خَوْخ السِيَاج ḵawḵ as-siyāj, إِجَّاص شَائِك ʔijjāṣ šāʔik, إِجَّاص السِيَاج ʔijjāṣ as-siyāj

blackthorn in Persian

Prunus spinosa
گوجه وحشی gowje vahši, آلوچه âluče, آلوچه جنگلی âluče jangali

Synonyms of blackthorn

Forms of blackthorn

pluralblackthorns

Origin of blackthorn

Compound of black + thorn.

Words formed from blackthorn

Phrases with blackthorn

Questions about blackthorn

What does blackthorn mean?
Blackthorn means 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.
What is blackthorn in Tamil?
Blackthorn in Tamil is கைத்தடி. See Blackthorn meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is blackthorn?
Blackthorn can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce blackthorn?
Blackthorn is pronounced /ˈblækˌθɔːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of blackthorn?
The plural of blackthorn is blackthorns.

Words near blackthorn in the dictionary

  1. blackstuff
  2. blacktag
  3. blacktags
  4. blacktail
  5. blacktails
  6. blackthorn
  7. blackthorn winter
  8. blackthorn winters
  9. blackthorns
  10. blackthroat
  11. blackthroats

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