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nounthornery (plural thorneries)
plural thorneries
- datedrareA plantation of thorny plants.
An acre laid out as a thornery would form an interesting episode to the general scenery of a pleasure-ground.
1828, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement
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thornery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thornery
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“thornery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thornery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thornery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thornery.
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