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Boxthorn

[boks-thawrn]

box·thorn

[boks-thawrn]

Origin:
1670–80; box3 + thorn
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Boxthorn is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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boxthorn (ˈbɒksˌθɔːn)
 
n
another name for matrimony vine

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