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单词 blackthorn
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Definition of blackthorn in English:

blackthorn

noun ˈblakθɔːnˈblækˌθɔrn
  • 1A thorny Eurasian shrub which bears white flowers before the leaves appear, followed by astringent blue-black fruits (sloes).

    Prunus spinosa, family Rosaceae

    Also called sloe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The birds love the dense thickets and scrub and clumps of bushes like blackthorn that grow in the older sites of the park.
    • The planting included oak, ash, crab apple, field maple, hawthorn, blackthorn, privet and dogwood and down by the ponds two areas of willows were planted.
    • I walked down to this viewpoint in early April, when clouds of white blackthorn billowed along the hillside.
    • The dark purple berries, fruit of the blackthorn, are best after the first frosts because they break down more easily.
    • Shrubs such as hawthorn, field maple, blackthorn, beech, hornbeam and holly make good hedging.
    1. 1.1 A walking stick or cudgel made from a stem of the blackthorn shrub.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He took his job very seriously, driving couples from the local public houses with his blackthorn stick.
      • His father re-emerged with a blackthorn stick, looking ready to do vicious battle; but when he saw his opponent, he began to laugh.
      • I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghost and goblin.
      • One RUC District Inspector was even wielding his blackthorn stick, the official symbol of his authority.
      • The muscular man carried a sturdy blackthorn cudgel in the field when supervising the emergency men.
      Synonyms
      club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, mace, bat
 
 

Definition of blackthorn in US English:

blackthorn

nounˈblakˌTHôrnˈblækˌθɔrn
  • 1A thorny Eurasian shrub that bears white flowers before the leaves appear and astringent blue-black fruits.

    Prunus spinosa, family Rosaceae

    Also called sloe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The birds love the dense thickets and scrub and clumps of bushes like blackthorn that grow in the older sites of the park.
    • Shrubs such as hawthorn, field maple, blackthorn, beech, hornbeam and holly make good hedging.
    • The dark purple berries, fruit of the blackthorn, are best after the first frosts because they break down more easily.
    • I walked down to this viewpoint in early April, when clouds of white blackthorn billowed along the hillside.
    • The planting included oak, ash, crab apple, field maple, hawthorn, blackthorn, privet and dogwood and down by the ponds two areas of willows were planted.
    1. 1.1 A walking stick or cudgel made from the wood of the blackthorn shrub.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One RUC District Inspector was even wielding his blackthorn stick, the official symbol of his authority.
      • His father re-emerged with a blackthorn stick, looking ready to do vicious battle; but when he saw his opponent, he began to laugh.
      • The muscular man carried a sturdy blackthorn cudgel in the field when supervising the emergency men.
      • I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghost and goblin.
      • He took his job very seriously, driving couples from the local public houses with his blackthorn stick.
      Synonyms
      club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, mace, bat
 
 
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