espino

noun

es·​pi·​no

ə̇ˈspē(ˌ)nō

plural -s

1

: any of numerous tropical South American thorny or spiny shrubs or trees especially of the genus Zanthoxylum

2

: a shrubby acacia (Acacia cavenia) used as a hedge plant in southern South America the pod of which is rich in tannin

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, hawthorn, from Latin spinus blackthorn, from spina thorn

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