how to pronounce blackthorn

/ˈblækˌθɔːn/

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blackthorn is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of blackthorn

noun:

A stick or staff taken from this tree.
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.

name:

A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219).

blackthorn frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word blackthorn occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics blackthorn can be related to

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