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whitethorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
whitethorn
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.

noun

Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub.

noun

Vachellia constricta, formerly Acacia constricta, whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae.

noun

Senegalia polyacantha, of India

noun

Ceanothus leucodermis, chaparral whitethorn, a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.

name

An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, USA; formerly, Thorn.

Etymology

From white + thorn.

Inflected Forms

whitethorns (plural)

Synonyms

english hawthorn may crataegus laevigata crataegus oxycantha

Questions

What does whitethorn mean?
Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.
Where does whitethorn come from?
From white + thorn.

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