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thorn apple

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
thorn ap-ple
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:

noun

Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:

noun

Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:

noun

Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse.

Inflected Forms

thorn apples (plural) thornapple (alternative)

Phrases

thorn-apple crystal

Synonyms

devil's trumpet moonflower jimsonweed devil's weed hell's bells

Questions

What does thorn apple mean?
Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
Where does thorn apple come from?
Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse.

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