different between blackthorn vs prunelle

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

black +? thorn

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?blæk????n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?blæk????n/

Noun

blackthorn (plural blackthorns)

1. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
2. A stick or staff taken from this tree.

Synonyms

• sloe

Translations

See also

• shillelagh

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From French, diminutive of prune.

Noun

prunelle (plural prunelles)

1. a kind of small and very acid French plum, especially when stoned and dried, from Prunus spinosa (blackthorn, sloe).

French

Etymology

From prune + -elle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?y.n?l/

Noun

prunelle f (plural prunelles)

1. sloe (small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn)
2. sloe gin
3. (anatomy) pupil; eye
4. (archaic) a type of cloth

Synonyms

• (pupil): pupille (more common)

Derived terms

• tenir à quelque chose comme à la prunelle de ses yeux

Related terms

• prunellier

Further reading

• “prunelle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).