Thesaurus: blackthorn

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1. n. A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
2. n. A species of Crataegus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.
3. n. a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
4. n. erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
5. (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 Cratægus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.
6. n. a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits n. erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries