biancospino

Meaning

hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata, syn. Crataegus oxycantha)

Concepts

hawthorn

mayflower

whitethorn

may

cf. May flower

modal auxiliary

common hawthorn

haw

Synonyms

albaspina

ossiacanta

ossicante

prunalbo

Translations

aubépine

espino

Weißdorn

estrepeiro

meidoorn

pilriteiro

Weißdornblüte

Hagedorn

marzoleto

meidoren

espino albar

λευκάκανθα

arç blanc

pirilteiro

Hyphenated as

bian‧co‧spì‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌbjan.kosˈpi.no/

Etymology

Probably a calque of Medieval Latin albus spīnus (attested in the 11th c.), ultimately from Late Latin alba spīna. By surface analysis, bianco + spino.