thornnoun [ C ]
uk/θɔːn/us/θɔːrn/a small, sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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Examples from literature
- The plants here have thorns on their branches.
- These thorns protect the plant’s very small green leaves.
Idiom(s)
thorn in your flesh/side