blackthorn

[US]/'blækθɔːn/
[UK]/'blæk'θɔrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a type of Prunus tree;a walking stick made of blackthorn wood.
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Example Sentences

Sloe gin is not a true gin.Sloe gin is a sweet, often gin-based liqueur flavored with blackthorn plums (sloe plums).

The blackthorn bushes were in full bloom in the spring.

She made a delicious blackthorn jam from the fruits she collected.

The blackthorn tree is known for its sharp thorns.

The path was lined with blackthorn hedges.

The blackthorn berries are ripe and ready to be picked.

He used a blackthorn stick as a walking cane.

The folklore tells of fairies living in blackthorn thickets.

The blackthorn blossom is a sign of the arrival of spring.

The blackthorn wood is often used in traditional crafts.

The blackthorn bush provides shelter for small birds.

Real-world Examples

Scabior thrust the blackthorn wand at her.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Unknown hands dragged Harry roughly off the ground, before he could stop them, someone had rummaged through his pockets and removed the blackthorn wand.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" I don't know. We could do with an unbeatable wand, " said Harry, turning the blackthorn wand he so disliked over in his fingers.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

For ten minutes or so Ron tapped and muttered, Hermione turned the pages of her book, and Harry continued to practice with the blackthorn wand.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Somehow Harry connected these unsatisfying, vague images with the destruction of his wand, as if it was the blackthorn wand's fault that he could no longer see into Voldemort's mind as well as before.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry could not help but remember how Hermione has dismissed his loathing of the blackthorn wand, insisting that he was imagining things when it did not work as well as his own, telling him to simply practice.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I recall my moments of delight, the recognition of each flower that unfolded, the surprise of budding branches clothed in a night with green. The first snowy gleam upon the blackthorn did not escape me.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

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