Definition of hookthorn in English:

hookthorn

noun ˈhʊkθɔːn

South African

Any of various trees or shrubs having hooked thorns, typically spaced in pairs along the branches, especially (a) (more fully "hookthorn acacia") a common tree of grassland and bushveld in southern Africa, Acacia caffra (family Fabaceae), with rough grey bark and a twisted trunk; (b) the blackthorn of southern Africa, Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens, a low-growing shrub or tree of dry lowlands with closely-spaced dark thorns.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Burchell (1781–1863), explorer and naturalist. From hook + thorn, after South African Dutch haakdoorn.

Definition of hookthorn in US English:

hookthorn

nounˈhʊkθɔːn

South African

Any of various trees or shrubs having hooked thorns, typically spaced in pairs along the branches, especially (a) (more fully "hookthorn acacia") a common tree of grassland and bushveld in southern Africa, Acacia caffra (family Fabaceae), with rough grey bark and a twisted trunk; (b) the blackthorn of southern Africa, Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens, a low-growing shrub or tree of dry lowlands with closely-spaced dark thorns.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Burchell (1781–1863), explorer and naturalist. From hook + thorn, after South African Dutch haakdoorn.

单词	hookthorn
释义	Definition of hookthorn in English: hookthorn noun ˈhʊkθɔːn South African Any of various trees or shrubs having hooked thorns, typically spaced in pairs along the branches, especially (a) (more fully "hookthorn acacia") a common tree of grassland and bushveld in southern Africa, Acacia caffra (family Fabaceae), with rough grey bark and a twisted trunk; (b) the blackthorn of southern Africa, Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens, a low-growing shrub or tree of dry lowlands with closely-spaced dark thorns. Origin Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Burchell (1781–1863), explorer and naturalist. From hook + thorn, after South African Dutch haakdoorn. Definition of hookthorn in US English: hookthorn nounˈhʊkθɔːn South African Any of various trees or shrubs having hooked thorns, typically spaced in pairs along the branches, especially (a) (more fully "hookthorn acacia") a common tree of grassland and bushveld in southern Africa, Acacia caffra (family Fabaceae), with rough grey bark and a twisted trunk; (b) the blackthorn of southern Africa, Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens, a low-growing shrub or tree of dry lowlands with closely-spaced dark thorns. Origin Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Burchell (1781–1863), explorer and naturalist. From hook + thorn, after South African Dutch haakdoorn.
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