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nouna small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaftype of:
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"he's a thorn in my flesh"nounsomething that causes irritation and annoyance
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nouna Germanic character of runic origintype of:
Definition that contains thorn
- may thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
- citron thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
- datura thorn apple
- genus pithecellobium thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
- genus paliurus thorny Eurasian shrubs
- prosopis glandulosa thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets
- chalcostigma thornbills
- citrus medica thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
- geoffroea decorticans thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries
- christ's-thorn thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit