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épine
, arbuste épineux
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Thorn
- (v. t.) To prick, as with a thorn.
- (n.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
- (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
- (n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine.
- (n.) A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.
Synonyms:
Irritant, Pricker, Prickle, Spine, Sticker,
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• Thornbut
- (n.) The turbot.
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• Thornless
- (a.) Destitute of, or free from, thorns.
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