blackthorn

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Synonyms: black thorn, buckthorn, blackthorns, blacktown, blackton, hackthorn

Antonyms: black thorn, buckthorn, blackthorns, blacktown, blackton, hackthorn

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Noun

1. A large [[shrub]] or small [[tree]], {{taxfmt|Prunus spinosa|species}}, that is native to [[Europe]], western [[Asia]], and north [[Africa]]. It has a dark [[bark]] and bears [[thorn]]s.
2. A [[stick]] or [[staff]] taken from this tree.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|village/and/cpar|in|dist/Cherwell|co/Oxfordshire|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SP6219}}.

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