BLACKTHORN

blackthorn. Blackthorn, n. the sloe, a shrub used for hedges

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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.