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blackthorn
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈblæk.θɔːn/ us /ˈblæk.θɔːrn/
a bush or small tree that produces sloes(= small, bluish-black fruits that taste sour) and has white flowers in early spring and thorns(= sharp points) on the branches :
There are wildlife-friendly hedges of blackthorn, hawthorn, sweet briar, and dog rose.
The blackthorn trees were purple with sloes.
Since blackthorns are wild plants, often growing in tough, exposed situations, they do not need cossetting in the garden.
Elder and blackthorn bushes offered patches of shade.
Just after the blackthorn comes the damson blossom, also pure white.
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