albespine

noun

al·​be·​spine

ˈal-bə-ˌspīn

plural -s

1

: a European hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha)

2

: the wood of the albespine

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin albispina, from Latin alba (feminine of albus white) + spina thorn

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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