whitethorn

Meaning

Noun

• Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.
• Bursaria spinosa (species), a small Australian shrub.
• Vachellia constricta (species), formerly Acacia constricta (species), whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae.
• Ceanothus leucodermis (species), chaparral whitethorn, a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.

Origin

• white + thorn