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whitethorn \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English white thorn, from white + thorn 1. a. : a hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha) b. : scarlet haw 2. : any of several acacias that have peeling bark which gives the trunk a whitish appearance 3. : a whitish-barked shrub (Ceanothus incana) of the coastal mountains of the western United States that has often spinose branchlets, leaves whitish beneath, and small white flowers in panicles |