blackthorn
Plural: blackthorns
Noun
- a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
- erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
Compound of black + thorn.
Synonyms
Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn, Prunus spinosa, sloe
Scrabble Score: 21
blackthorn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordblackthorn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blackthorn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 24
blackthorn: valid Words With Friends Word