thorn
noun
[ θɔːn ]
• a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.
• a thorny bush, shrub, or tree, especially a hawthorn.
• an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives ð and θ. In English it was eventually superseded by the digraph th.
• a yellowish-brown woodland moth that rests with the wings raised over the back, with caterpillars that mimic twigs in appearance.
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doorn and German Dorn .
