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Definitions for: Blackthorn [n] erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
[n] a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
Webster (1913) Definition: Black"thorn`, n. (Bot.)
(a) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree ({Prunus
spinosa}), with blackish bark, and bearing little
black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
(b) A species of Crat[ae]gus or hawthorn ({C.
tomentosa}). Both are used for hedges.
Synonyms: Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn, Prunus spinosa, sloe
See Also: bush, Crataegus, genus Crataegus, genus Prunus, haw, hawthorn, Prunus, shrub
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