Meanings
Origin
- Latinalba spina“white thorn”
- Old Frenchalbespine
- Englishalbespine
From Old French albespine, aubespine (modern French aubépine), from Latin alba spina (“white thorn”).
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albespine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albespine
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“albespine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albespine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “albespine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albespine.
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