whitethorn

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noun

Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.

Similar
English hawthornmayCrataegus laevigataCrataegus oxycantha
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Meanings

whitethorn1

nounwhitethorn (plural whitethorns)

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.

Whitethorn2

proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, USA; formerly, Thorn.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

Similar
English hawthornmayCrataegus laevigataCrataegus oxycantha
Broader
hawthornhaw
Also see
hawthornmay

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From white + thorn.

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Translations

German Weißdorn
  • WeißdornCrataegus monogyna
Irish sceach, sceach gheal
  • sceachCrataegus monogyna
  • sceach ghealCrataegus monogyna
Welsh draenen wen
  • draenen wenCrataegus monogyna
Cite this entry
APA

whitethorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitethorn

MLA

“whitethorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitethorn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitethorn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitethorn.

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