whitethorn noun5 •Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. •Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub. •Vachellia constricta, formerly Acacia constricta, whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae. •Senegalia polyacantha, of India •Ceanothus leucodermis, chaparral whitethorn, a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. formswhitethorns