thornbush

thornbush
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English thorn busk, from thorn (I) + bush, busk bush
1. : any of various spiny or thorny shrubs or small trees: as
a. : thorn I 1b
b. : whitethorn 3
c. : any of various shrubby and thorny African or Australian acacias
2. : a low growth of thorny shrubs especially of dry tropical regions (as in southern Africa and parts of Brazil) — compare thorn forest

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/thawrn"boosh'/, n.
any of various shrubs or bushes having spines or thorns.
[1300-50; ME. See THORN, BUSH1]

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thornˈbush noun
Any thorny shrub, esp hawthorn
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Main Entry:thorn

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