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thornery

thornery noun: a plantation of thorny plants.

Noun

thornery (plural thorneries)

  1. (dated, rare) A plantation of thorny plants.
    • An acre laid out as a thornery would form an interesting episode to the general scenery of a pleasure-ground.1828, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement

Forms of thornery

pluralthorneries

Origin of thornery

From thorn + -ery.

Questions about thornery

What does thornery mean?
Thornery means a plantation of thorny plants.
What part of speech is thornery?
Thornery is a noun.
What is the plural of thornery?
The plural of thornery is thorneries.

Words near thornery in the dictionary

  1. Thorneloe
  2. Thorneloes
  3. thornen
  4. Thorner
  5. thorneries
  6. thornery
  7. Thornewell
  8. Thorney
  9. Thorneyburn
  10. Thorneycroft
  11. Thorneycrofts

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