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Pronunciation: (blak'thôrn"), [key]
—n.
1. a shrub or tree of the genus Crataegus, as C. calpodendron.
2. a walking stick made of a blackthorn tree or shrub.
3. Also called sloe. a much-branched, thorny, Old World shrub, Prunus spinosa, having white flowers and small plumlike fruits.
4. See pear haw.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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