Definition of thorn

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Thorn (n.) A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine..

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Boxthorn :: Boxthorn (n.) A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum..
Thornbird :: Thornbird (n.) A small South American bird (Anumbius anumbii) allied to the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.
Tribe :: Tribe (n.) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns..
Wood-layer :: Wood-layer (n.) A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges..
Lycine :: Lycine (n.) A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.
Haw :: Haw (n.) The fruit of the hawthorn.
Maybloom :: Maybloom (n.) The hawthorn.
Crataegus :: Crataegus (n.) A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes..
Thornbut :: Thornbut (n.) The turbot.
Pyracanth :: Pyracanth (n.) The evergreen thorn (Crataegus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe..
Inermis :: Inermis (a.) Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf..
Thornback :: Thornback (n.) The large European spider crab or king crab (Maia squinado).
Haythorn :: Haythorn (n.) Hawthorn.
Whitethorn :: Whitethorn (n.) The hawthorn.
Thornless :: Thornless (a.) Destitute of, or free from, thorns..
Cactus :: Cactus (n.) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America..
Buckthorn :: Buckthorn (n.) A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus.
Spine :: Spine (n.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
Briery :: Briery (a.) Full of briers; thorny.
Juwansa :: Juwansa (n.) The camel's thorn. See under Camel.
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