aubépine

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French aube espine, from Late Latin alba spīna, from Latin alba (“white”) + spīna (“thorn”). Cf. Italian albaspina, Catalan albespí. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.be.pin/ === Noun === aubépine f (plural aubépines) hawthorn (type of shrub) ==== Related terms ==== épine === Further reading === “aubépine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012