biancospino
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably a calque of Medieval Latin albus spīnus (attested in the 11th c.), ultimately from Late Latin alba spīna. By surface analysis, bianco + spino.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biancospino m (plural biancospini)
- hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata, syn. Crataegus oxycantha)
- Synonym: albaspina
References[edit]
- ^ biancospino in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “alba spina”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 298
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