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Webster 1913 Edition
Whitethorn
White′thornˊ
,Noun.
(Bot.)
The hawthorn.
Definition 2024
whitethorn
whitethorn
English
Noun
whitethorn (plural whitethorns)
- Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.
- Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub.
- Vachellia constricta, formerly Acacia constricta, whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae.
- Ceanothus leucodermis, chaparral whitethorn, a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.