biancospino

== Italian == === Etymology === Probably a calque of Medieval Latin albus spīnus (attested in the 11th c.), ultimately from Late Latin alba spīna. By surface analysis, bianco +‎ spino. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbjan.kosˈpi.no/ Rhymes: -ino Hyphenation: bian‧co‧spì‧no === Noun === biancospino m (plural biancospini) hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata, syn. Crataegus oxycantha) Synonym: albaspina === References === === Further reading === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “alba spina”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 298