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noun
- 1. a thorny Eurasian shrub that bears white flowers before the leaves appear and astringent blue-black fruits.
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Jun 10, 2024 · Blackthorn is a spiny shrub of the rose family, native to Europe but cultivated in other regions. The plant’s dense growth makes it suitable for hedges, and the tart fruit is used to flavor sloe gin.
Blackthorn is a European spiny plum (Prunus spinosa) with hard wood and small white flowers. Learn more about its history, examples, and related words from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Prunus spinosa, called blackthorn or sloe, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. The species is native to Europe, western Asia, and regionally in northwest Africa. It is locally naturalized in New Zealand, Tasmania, and the Pacific Northwest and New England regions of the United States .
blackthorn meaning: 1. a bush or small tree that produces sloes (= small, bluish-black fruits that taste sour) and has…. Learn more.
noun. a shrub or tree of the genus Crataegus, as C. calpodendron. a walking stick made of a blackthorn tree or shrub. Also called sloe. a much-branched, thorny, Old World shrub, Prunus spinosa, having white flowers and small plumlike fruits. pear haw.
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is a common plant in hedgerows and woodlands that produces white flowers in spring and blue-black fruits (sloes) in autumn. It is important for wildlife, especially the Black Hairstreak butterfly, and can be used to make sloe gin.
Explore blackthorn through the seasons with our species guide.
