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- Dictionarythorn/θɔːn/
noun
- 1. a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.
- 2. a thorny bush, shrub, or tree, especially a hawthorn.
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The meaning of THORN is a sharp rigid process on a plant; especially : one that is a short, indurated, sharp-pointed, and leafless modified stem.
THORN definition: 1. a small, sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant 2. a small, sharp pointed growth on the…. Learn more.
a small, sharp, pointed growth on the stem of a plant:
noun. a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle. any of various thorny shrubs or trees, especially the hawthorns belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family. the wood of any of these trees.
a thorn in somebody’s flesh/side. a person or thing that repeatedly annoys somebody or stops them from doing something. Definition of thorn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush. Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided. Synonyms: prickle, spike, spine, barb More Synonyms of thorn. 2. variable noun. A thorn or a thorn bush or a thorn tree is a bush or tree which has a lot of thorns on it.
A thorn is a sharp spike that protrudes from the stem of a plant. Roses are famous for having the sweetest fragrance and the sharpest thorns. Literal thorns, found on bushes and other plants, serve to protect plants from animals that might like to eat them.
THORN definition: a small, sharp point on the stem of a plant. Learn more.
1. a hard, sharp outgrowth on a plant, esp. a sharp-pointed aborted branch. 2. a thorny tree or shrub, as the hawthorne. 3. the wood of such a plant. 4. a runic character (þ), borrowed into the Latin alphabet and used to represent the initial th sounds of thin and they in Old English and of thin in modern Icelandic.
THORN meaning: 1 : a sharp point on the stem of some plants (such as roses); 2 : a tree or bush that has thorns.
