thorn | meaning of thorn in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plantsthornthorn /θɔːn $ θɔːrn/ ●○○ noun    1 [countable]HBP a sharp point that grows on the stem of a plant such as a rose2 [countable, uncountable]HBP a bush or tree that has thorns  a long, low hedge of thorns3 → a thorn in somebody’s sideExamples from the Corpusthorn• Others carried head-bundles of leaves and grass for the sheep and goats now penned behind thorn fences beside the houses.• Half a dozen thorns and two or three elders grew together above and below a bank.• Whether clipped into shape or left natural, barberry is a formidable barrier thanks to its dense foliage and profusion of thorns.• I called across a tall thorn fence towards the shelter.• The thorn trees crowned the edge of a little valley where ran a track as old as the land itself.Origin thorn Old English