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Hawthorn vs Blackthorn - What's the difference?

hawthorn | blackthorn |

As nouns the difference between hawthorn and blackthorn

is that hawthorn is any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches while blackthorn is a large shrub or small tree, prunus spinosa , that is native to europe, western asia, and north africa it has a dark bark and bears thorns.

hawthorn

English

(wikipedia hawthorn)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

    • Synonyms

    * albaspine,

    Derived terms

    * hawthorny

    See also

    * (wikipedia "hawthorn") * (Cratageus)

    blackthorn

    English

    (wikipedia blackthorn) (Prunus spinosa) (Prunus spinosa)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa , that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.

    • Synonyms

    * sloe

    See also

    * shillelagh