Definition of blackthorn Blackthorn
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We found 6 definitions of blackthorn from 4 different sources.
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What does blackthorn mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: blackthorns |
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| blackthorn - erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries | ||
| pear haw, pear hawthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa | ||
| hawthorn, haw a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus | ||
| blackthorn - a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits | ||
| sloe, Prunus spinosa | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- blackthorn (n.)
A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe. - blackthorn (n.)
A species of Crataegus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.
Part of speech
🔤- blackthorn, noun, singular of blackthorns.
