blackthorn
- noun
- /ˈblækˌθɔrn/
- US
:
espino americano
- The blackthorn in our yard produces small, pear-shaped berries every autumn.
Examples
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Unlike European species, the American blackthorn has few thorns and smoother branches.
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Botanists compared the American blackthorn to similar hawthorn varieties native to the region.
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The blackthorn tree is known for its hardiness.
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Many birds are attracted to blackthorn berries.
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The blackthorn tree in our garden is known for its robust growth and abundance of berries.
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In the fall, the blackthorn produces clusters of pear-shaped berries that attract many birds.
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Many farmers appreciate the blackthorn for its resilience and the useful fruit it bears every autumn.
Synonyms
A North American hawthorn tree or shrub with upright branches, almost no thorns, and pear-shaped berries
A North American tree or bush with few thorns and pear-shaped berries
A small tree with few thorns that has pear-shaped berries
A small American tree with upright branches, almost no thorns, and pear-shaped berries
Compounds
A strong sweet alcoholic drink made from the blackthorn fruit called sloes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blackthorn in America kept the same name as the older European blackthorn because the two trees look alike. The name breaks into black and thorn, meaning 'dark' and 'thorn', so it helps you remember a berry tree that is like a 'dark thorn' even when it has fewer thorns.
