English noun: blackthorn | |||
1. | blackthorn (plant) a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits | ||
Synonyms | Prunus spinosa, sloe | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Member meronym | genus Prunus, Prunus | ||
2. | blackthorn (plant) erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries | ||
Synonyms | Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | haw, hawthorn | ||
Member meronym | Crataegus, genus Crataegus | ||