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blackthorn definition

black·thorn (-t̸hôrn′)

noun

  1. a thorny, white-flowered prunus shrub (Prunus spinosa) with purple or black, plumlike fruit; sloe
  2. a cane or stick made of the stem of this shrub

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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