thorn

spina

Piccola punta dura e acuminata che cresce su una pianta.

In inglese semplice: A small, hard, sharp point that grows on a plant.

• A thorn scratched my hand.
• The roses have sharp thorns.
• Can you remove this thorn from my finger?

Sinonimi: spine, prickle

Espressioni comuni: rose thorn, sharp thorn, thorn in something

thorn

Lettera Þ o þ, usata per suoni come quelli iniziali di «thin» e «this».

In inglese semplice: The letter Þ or þ, used for sounds like those at the start of thin and this.

• Thorn appears in this old manuscript.
• Icelandic still uses thorn in its alphabet.
• The printer replaced thorn with two other letters.

Espressioni comuni: letter thorn, use thorn

arbusto spinoso, biancospino

Arbusto o piccolo albero con spine sui rami, soprattutto il biancospino.

In inglese semplice: A bush or small tree with sharp points on its branches, especially a hawthorn.

• A thorn grew beside the gate.
• The old thorn was covered in white flowers.
• Birds nested in the thorn hedge.

Sinonimi: thorn tree

Espressioni comuni: flowering thorn, white thorn, thorn hedge