whitethorn

See also: Whitethorn

English

Wikispecies

Wikispecies

Etymology

From white +‎ thorn.

Noun

whitethorn (plural whitethorns)

1. Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.
2. Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub.
3. Vachellia constricta, formerly Acacia constricta, whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae.
4. Senegalia polyacantha, of India
5. Ceanothus leucodermis, chaparral whitethorn, a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.

Translations

Crataegus monogyna

• German: Weißdorn (de) m
• Irish: sceach f, sceach gheal
• Welsh: draenen wen f