blackthorn
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blackthorn¹
- /ˈblækˌθɔːn/ UK
- /ˈblækˌθɔɹn/ US
Where it comes from
Compound of black + thorn.
noun blackthorns
- A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
- A stick or staff taken from this tree. Cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghost and goblins.
Similar: sloe
Blackthorn²
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219).
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noun
Similar: sloe
Translations
Every language
noun Prunus spinosa
| Español | endrino, arañón, arañonera, arañuela, ciruelo silvestre, ciruelo salvaje |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 黑刺李 hēicìlǐ |
| Português | abrunheiro-bravo |
| Français | prunellier |
| Deutsch | Schlehdorn, Schlehe |
| Italiano | prugnolo |
| Română | porumbar |
| Русский | тёрн tjorn, терно́вник ternóvnik |
| العربية | بَرْقُوق شَائِك barqūq šāʔik, بَرْقُوق السِيَاج barqūq as-siyāj, خَوْخ شَائِك ḵawḵ šāʔik, خَوْخ السِيَاج ḵawḵ as-siyāj, إِجَّاص شَائِك ʔijjāṣ šāʔik, إِجَّاص السِيَاج ʔijjāṣ as-siyāj |
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