aubépine
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *albispīna, from albus, alba (“white”) + Latin spīna (“spine, thorn”). Compare also Italian albaspina.
Pronunciation
Noun
aubépine f (plural aubépines)
- hawthorn (type of shrub)
Related terms
Further reading
- “aubépine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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