Definition of whitethorn in English:
whitethorn
noun ˈwʌɪtθɔːnˈ(h)waɪtθɔrn
The hawthorn.
Example sentencesExamples
- The current owner, Martina Finnegan, is a mirror designer who creates wooden frames from driftwood and locally sourced whitethorn and hazel.
- Patients with heart disease are taking great interest in a small tree that may be more commonly called maybush, mayblossom, or whitethorn.
- However, there appear to be lots of hips on the dog-rose, haws on the whitethorn and sloes on the blackthorn.
- The predominant species should be whitethorn but a small percentage of hazel, hornbeam or field maple may be added.
- A new hedge of native species such as blackthorn and whitethorn has been planted to screen the walk from the St George's Field car park.
Definition of whitethorn in US English:
whitethorn
nounˈ(h)wītTHôrnˈ(h)waɪtθɔrn
The hawthorn.
Example sentencesExamples
- A new hedge of native species such as blackthorn and whitethorn has been planted to screen the walk from the St George's Field car park.
- The current owner, Martina Finnegan, is a mirror designer who creates wooden frames from driftwood and locally sourced whitethorn and hazel.
- However, there appear to be lots of hips on the dog-rose, haws on the whitethorn and sloes on the blackthorn.
- Patients with heart disease are taking great interest in a small tree that may be more commonly called maybush, mayblossom, or whitethorn.
- The predominant species should be whitethorn but a small percentage of hazel, hornbeam or field maple may be added.