albespine

albespine
\\ˈalbəˌspīn\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin albispina, from Latin alba (feminine of albus white) + spina thorn — more at elf, spine
1. : a European hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha)
2. : the wood of the albespine

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