black·thorn (bl k thôrn )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 [ˈblækˌθɔːn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called sloe a thorny Eurasian rosaceous shrub, Prunus spinosa, with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
2. a walking stick made from its wood
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| Noun | 1. |  blackthorn - a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruitsgenus Prunus, Prunus - a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions |
| 2. |  blackthorn - erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berriesCrataegus, genus Crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple |
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