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hookthorn

hookthorn noun: a prickly tree of southern Africa, Senegalia afra.

Noun

hookthorn (plural hookthorns)

  1. A prickly tree of southern Africa, Senegalia afra.
    Synonyms:
    haakdoring

Synonyms of hookthorn

Forms of hookthorn

pluralhookthorns

Origin of hookthorn

From hook + thorn.

Questions about hookthorn

What does hookthorn mean?
Hookthorn means a prickly tree of southern Africa, Senegalia afra.
What part of speech is hookthorn?
Hookthorn is a noun.
What is the plural of hookthorn?
The plural of hookthorn is hookthorns.

Words near hookthorn in the dictionary

  1. hookswinging
  2. hookswitch
  3. hookswitches
  4. hooktail
  5. hooktails
  6. hookthorn
  7. hookthorns
  8. hooktip
  9. hooktips
  10. hooktop
  11. hooktop heng

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