blackthorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa
(noun) erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
blackthorn, sloe, Prunus spinosa
(noun) a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blackthorn (plural blackthorns)
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
A stick or staff taken from this tree.
• sloe
Blackthorn
A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219).
Source: Wiktionary
Black"thorn`, n. (Bot.) (a) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe. (b) A species of Cratægus or hawthorn (C. tomentosa). Both are used for hedges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
