whitethorn

[ hwahyt-thawrn, wahyt- ]

noun

1. a hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, having white flowers.

whitethorn

/ ˈwaɪtˌθɔːn /

noun

1. See hawthorn
   another name for hawthorn

Word History and Origins

Origin of whitethorn¹

1225–75; Middle English, translation of Latin alba spīna

Example Sentences

At this moment a man's face rose above the whitethorn hedge.

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Nor must we omit to mention that the Whitethorn is one of the trees that claims to have been used for the sacred Crown of Thorns.

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They nestled side by side under the old whitethorn which, for once in a way, forgot to moan as the wind went down.

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He was looking for chaffinches' nests in the big whitethorn hedge at the back of Ballymore Rectory, when he suddenly spied a rat.

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He is the poet of English parish festivals and of English flowers, the primrose, the whitethorn, the daffodil.

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