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thornapple

thornapple is the alternative form of thorn apple.

Meaning of thorn apple

Noun

thorn apple (plural thorn apples)

  1. Datura spp., especially
  2. Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an annual plant having white flowers and prickly capsules.
    Synonyms:
    jimsonweed
  3. Crataegus spp.
  4. Solanum incanum, native to Africa and Asia

Forms of thornapple

pluralthornapples

Questions about thornapple

What is thornapple the alternative form of?
Thornapple is the alternative form of thorn apple.

Words near thornapple in the dictionary

  1. thorn-apple crystals
  2. thorn-tree
  3. thorn-trees
  4. Thornaby
  5. Thornaby-on-Tees
  6. thornapple
  7. thornapples
  8. thornasite
  9. thornasteroside
  10. thornback
  11. thornbacks

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