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whitethorn

noun

Definition of whitethorn

1a : a hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha)
2 : any of several acacias that have peeling bark which gives the trunk a whitish appearance
3 : a whitish-barked shrub (Ceanothus incana) of the coastal mountains of the western U.S. that has often spinose branchlets, leaves whitish beneath, and small white flowers in panicles

History and Etymology for whitethorn

Middle English white thorn, from white + thorn

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