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Thorn

(thorn),

George W., 20th-century U.S. physician. See: Thorn test, Thorn syndrome.

thorn

(thōrn),

In anatomy, a thornlike or spinous structure.

thorn

a sharply pointed woody plant structure formed from a modified branch.

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Springbok, blue wildebeest, gemsbok, and more roamed freely between the thorn bushes.

UNDERSTANDING AFRICA: HUNTING NAMIBIA IS A HIGHLY REGULATED AFFAIR --THAT BENEFITS ALL INVOLVED

We were maybe 15 or 20 yards into the thicket when there was a sudden "Whuff", and the noise of something rather big rushing through the thorn bushes.

Hunting Somalia--as it was--Part IV

When cattle overgraze on grass, they create perfect conditions for thorn bushes to shoot up.

From bush to fuel to jobs

HIGHGROVE: A GARDEN CELEBRATED is a tribute to the gardens that the Prince of Wales started over thirty years ago, when he transformed a lawn and a few thorn bushes into several exquisite gardens.

HIGHGROVE: A GARDEN CELEBRATED by HRH The Prince of Wales to be published by W&N

There was dense undergrowth, thorn bushes and rhododendron and it took our expert rope men some 45 minutes to abseil down to where he lay injured.

200ft PLUNGE WALKER AIRLIFTED FROM RAVINE; RAF and mountain rescue team in moors drama

You'll park at the base of the dam before hauling boards and brooms up a trail through cactus and thorn bushes, until you turn a rocky corner where the view of your destination opens up.

Mexico mystery pipe

Five elephants feed at thorn bushes 50 metres away, purring throatily.

All creatures great and small in Malawi

He said therewere also plans to improve security at the site, which has been hit by theft and vandal attacks, by planting thorn bushes around the perimeter.

Growing our own just got a lot greener for us

THORN bushes, lion poo and guard donkeys are protecting both cattle and big cats in Namibia - thanks to the conservation team at Chester Zoo.

Donkey derby with a difference

In the skies above loomed a German fighter plane prompting Peter to dive, in his schoolboy shorts, into a row of thorn bushes and stinging nettles.

Head was at school helm for 29 years

In its native habitat, the herbivore will eat just about anything it can find, including shrubs, leaves, grasses and even thorn bushes.

Desert dairy products: look for a milk camel farm in your neighborhood soon

Directly in front of the curtain wall was a ditch filled with thorn bushes and branches.