aubespin

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Occitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan albespi, from Late Latin alba spīna (with a change in gender), from Latin alba (white) + spīna (thorn). Cf. French aubépine, Italian albaspina, Franco-Provençal arbèpin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Provençal) [ɔwbesˈpĩᵑ]

Noun[edit]

aubespin m (plural aubespins)

  1. (Provençal, Vivaro-Alpine) hawthorn, whitethorn, a plant in the genus Crataegus