| 单词 | thorn |
| 释义 | thorn n. 1. a stiff sharp-pointed projection on a plant. 2. a thorn-bearing shrub or tree. 3. the name of an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, = th. Phrases and idioms on thorns continuously uneasy esp. in fear of being detected. thorn-apple 1. a poisonous plant of the nightshade family, Datura stramonium. 2. the prickly fruit of this. a thorn in one's flesh (or side) a constant annoyance. Derivatives thornless adj. thornproof adj. Etymology: OE f. Gmc |
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