Sentence examples for whitethorn from inspiring English sources

'whitethorn' is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it to describe a shrub, usually of the genus Crataegus, that has small white flowers and is often found in hedgerows. For example: "The hedgerow was full of whitethorn bushes, their small white flowers a beautiful sight against the blue sky."

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whitethorn

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Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.

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On these days, it was believed, the souls of the dead came up from the underworld and walked abroad; people chewed leaves of whitethorn and smeared their doors with tar to protect themselves from evil.

Two species that make ideal hedges are the common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and the smooth hawthorn, also known as whitethorn, (C. laevigata).

Outside, late on, something thrashed through the whitethorn and the sally trees.

It doesn't take much to push Cassie into the "dazzling, reckless, ridiculous" adventure of impersonating the impersonator of her own impersonation by presenting herself, wounded but alive, at Whitethorn House, where the bogus Lexie Madison had been living with four other students.

The Whitethorn.

Once you get past the absurdity of the situation, Whitethorn House is a fascinating place to visit.

"Three days is not enough time to explore the Burren," I lamented over dinner that night in the superb Whitethorn restaurant.

Both books are available at the Whitethorn and the Burren Interpretive Center at Kilfenora.

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