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albespine
noun
al·be·spine
\ˈal-bə-ˌspīn\
Definition of albespine
-s
1 : a European hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha)
2 : the wood of the albespine
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Origin and Etymology of albespine
Middle English, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin albispina, from Latin alba (feminine of albus white) + spina thorn
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