blackthorn
Americannoun
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a shrub or tree of the genus Crataegus, as C. calpodendron.
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a walking stick made of a blackthorn tree or shrub.
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Also called sloe. a much-branched, thorny, Old World shrub, Prunus spinosa, having white flowers and small plumlike fruits.
noun
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Also called: sloe. a thorny Eurasian rosaceous shrub, Prunus spinosa , with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
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a walking stick made from its wood
Etymology
Origin of blackthorn
First recorded in 1350–1400, blackthorn is from Middle English blak thorn. See black, thorn
Example Sentences
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And this is intriguing, because magpies typically construct their roofs out of hawthorn, blackthorn, and rose stems.
From National Geographic • Jul. 17, 2023
The hole has the only tree at Royal St. George’s, a stunted blackthorn right of the green.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021
It is believed that Suffolk Pink dates back to the 14th Century and other natural ingredients such as elderberries, blackthorn or sloe juice were also added to create the colour.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2018
Eight metre-wide blackthorn hedges spill into flowery meadows.
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2017
“We left your wand and the blackthorn wand at the Malfoys’, Hermione.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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