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blackthorn

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black·thorn  (blkthôrn)
n.
A thorny deciduous Eurasian shrub (Prunus spinosa) having white flowers and small, bluish-black, plumlike fruits used chiefly for flavoring alcoholic beverages such as sloe gin. Also called sloe.
blackthorn
Noun
a thorny shrub with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
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Noun1.blackthornblackthorn - a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
Prunus spinosa, sloe
genus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2.blackthornblackthorn - erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn
Crataegus, genus Crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
haw, hawthorn - a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus


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"And thou pratest like a coward," answered the stranger, "for thou standest there with a good yew bow to shoot at my heart, while I have nought in my hand but a plain blackthorn staff wherewith to meet thee.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
They have real glasses and real wine of three kinds, namely, blackthorn wine, berberris wine, and cowslip wine, and the Queen pours out, but the bottles are so heavy that she just pretends to pour out.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
They have real glasses and real wine of three kinds, namely, blackthorn wine, berberris wine, and cowslip wine, and the Queen pours out, but the bottles are so heavy that she just pretends to pour out.
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