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name
A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pear haw, pear hawthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hawthorn, haw
noun
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sloe, Prunus spinosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
Compound of black + thorn.
Across languages
121 source translations are retained for this English entry.
