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greenthorn

greenthorn noun: balanites maughamii, a southern African tree.

Noun

greenthorn (plural greenthorns)

  1. Balanites maughamii, a southern African tree.

Forms of greenthorn

pluralgreenthorns

Origin of greenthorn

Calque of Afrikaans groendoring

Questions about greenthorn

What does greenthorn mean?
Greenthorn means balanites maughamii, a southern African tree.
What part of speech is greenthorn?
Greenthorn is a noun.
What is the plural of greenthorn?
The plural of greenthorn is greenthorns.

Words near greenthorn in the dictionary

  1. greentails
  2. greentech
  3. greentext
  4. greentexts
  5. greenth
  6. greenthorn
  7. Greentree
  8. greenuk
  9. greenuks
  10. Greenup
  11. Greenup County

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