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Plant taxonomy system
A system of plant taxonomy, the Thorne system of plant classification was devised by the American botanist Robert F. Thorne (1920–2015) in 1968, and he
Thorne_system
Class of flowering plants
class) refers to the flowering plants (angiosperms). The Dahlgren system and the Thorne system (1992) used the name Magnoliopsida for the flowering plants.
Magnoliopsida
Historical grouping of flowering plants
Phylogeny Group APG IV system traditionally called dicots, together with the older Cronquist system. Under the Dahlgren and Thorne systems, the subclass name
Dicotyledon
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Thorne in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thorne may refer to: Mount Thorne Thorne, Ontario, Canada Thorne, Quebec, Canada Thorne, Cornwall, England
Thorne
Clade of flowering plants
to the ordinal groupings used by both Cronquist and Dahlgren. Thorne revised his system in 2000, restricting the name Magnoliidae to include only the
Magnoliids
Rank based classification system for organisms
system. His botanical classification and sexual system were used well in the nineteenth century. Within each class were several orders. This system is
Linnaean_taxonomy
Class of flowering plants
may be used in any rank). Systems such as the Dahlgren and Thorne systems (more recent than the Takhtajan and Cronquist systems) refer to this group by
Liliopsida
Subclass of flowering plants
subclass Liliidae order Liliales order Orchidales In the Dahlgren system and the Thorne system (1992) this is an important name: this subclass comprises the
Liliidae
Order of eudicot flowering plants
order Proteales family Elaeagnaceae family Proteaceae The Dahlgren system and Thorne system (1992) recognized such an order and placed it in superorder Proteanae
Proteales
Family of flowering plants
(=dicotyledons), based on gross morphological similarities. The Dahlgren system and Thorne system (1992) also recognized this family and placed it in its own order
Nelumbonaceae
System of flowering plant classification
Flowering Plant Taxa Accepted by Cronquist, Dahlgren, Reveal, Takhtajan & Thorne". Vascular Plant Family Nomenclature. University of Maryland: Norton-Brown
Cronquist_system
System of plant taxonomy
The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based
APG_II_system
Order of orchids
Orchidaceae Dahlgren system: order Orchidales family Neuwiediaceae family Apostasiaceae family Cypripediaceae family Orchidaceae Thorne system (1992): order
Orchidales
An integrated system of classification of flowering plants. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-03880-5. Thorne system R.F. Thorne (1968). "Synopsis
List of systems of plant taxonomy
List_of_systems_of_plant_taxonomy
2016 revision of a flowering plant classification
The APG IV system of flowering plant classification is the fourth version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy for flowering plants
APG_IV_system
System of plant taxonomy
The APG system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system) of plant classification is the first version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy
APG_system
System of plant classification developed by the Russian scientist Armen Takhtajan
Flowering Plant Taxa Accepted by Cronquist, Dahlgren, Reveal, Takhtajan & Thorne". Vascular Plant Family Nomenclature. University of Maryland: Norton-Brown
Takhtajan_system
Scottish botanist (1798–1856)
species from Sierra Leone. Don's main work was his four volume A General System of Gardening and Botany, published between 1832 and 1838 (often referred
George_Don
System of plant taxonomy
The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy being developed
APG_III_system
American botanist (1920–2015)
Robert F. Thorne (July 13, 1920 – March 24, 2015) was an American botanist. He was taxonomist and curator emeritus at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and
Robert_Folger_Thorne
System of plant classification
A taxonomic system for seed plants was published in Bentham and Hooker's Genera plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis kewensibus servata definita
Bentham_&_Hooker_system
Order of flowering plants
The Cronquist system of 1981 assigned the order to the subclass Arecidae in the class Liliopsida (= monocotyledons). The Thorne system (1992) and the
Arecales
American actress (born 1966 or 1967)
Courtney Thorne-Smith (born 1966 or 1967) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Georgia Thomas
Courtney_Thorne-Smith
Angiosperm taxonomic classification at Missouri Botanical gardens
of Dicotyledons Dahlgren system (1975–85) The families of the monocotyledons: structure, evolution, and taxonomy Thorne system (1968–2000) An updated phylogenetic
Angiosperm_Phylogeny_Website
American physicist, writer, and Nobel Laureate (born 1940)
Kip Stephen Thorne (born June 1, 1940) is an American astrophysicist and author. He shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics with Rainer Weiss and Barry
Kip_Thorne
Swedish cleric and botanist (1785-1859)
of Dicotyledons Dahlgren system (1975–85) The families of the monocotyledons: structure, evolution, and taxonomy Thorne system (1968–2000) An updated phylogenetic
Carl_Adolph_Agardh
British naturalist (1627–1705)
Plantarum was an important step towards modern taxonomy. Ray rejected the system of dichotomous division, by which species were classified by repeated sub-division
John_Ray
Hypothetical hybrid star type
A Thorne–Żytkow object (TŻO or TZO) is a conjectured type of hybrid star wherein a red giant or red supergiant contains a neutron star at its core, formed
Thorne–Żytkow_object
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
The Solar System is an isolated single-star planetary system (not part of a larger star system) within the Milky Way Galaxy. The system formed about
Solar_System
Plant taxonomic system
Candolle system is a system of plant taxonomy by French (Swiss) botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778−1841). The first taxonomic system by de Candolle
De_Candolle_system
Family of flowering plants
Hamamelidae [sic] in class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons). The Dahlgren system and Thorne system (1992) also recognized this family and placed it in the order Hamamelidales
Platanaceae
System of plant taxonomy devised by Adolf Engler
One of the prime systems of plant taxonomy, the Engler system was devised by Adolf Engler (1844–1930), and is featured in two major taxonomic texts he
Engler_system
German naturalist (1761–1802)
as Dutch elm disease), but without realizing their origin. Rejecting the system of Carl Linnaeus, he began to classify plants on the basis of their external
August_Batsch
System of plant classification devised by John Hutchison (1923)
A system of plant taxonomy by John Hutchinson, the Hutchinson system, was published as The families of flowering plants, arranged according to a new system
Hutchinson_system
Late 18th century system of plant taxonomy
An early system of plant taxonomy developed by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748–1836), the de Jussieu System (1789), is of great importance as a starting
De_Jussieu_system
Taxonomic system of plant classification, by John Lindley (1799–1865)
An early system of plant taxonomy, the Lindley system, was first published by John Lindley as An Introduction to the Natural System of Botany (Natural
Lindley_system
English professional snooker player (1954–2020)
William Joseph Thorne (4 March 1954 – 17 June 2020) was an English professional snooker player. He won one ranking title, the 1985 Classic. He also reached
Willie_Thorne
British botanist, mycologist, and pharmacologist
the first British flora to employ Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's natural system of plant classification, an improvement on the artificial classification
Samuel_Frederick_Gray
System of flowering plant classification
designate these, but in 1980 changed this to -florae in accordance with Thorne. In the 1989 revision, published by his wife, the alternate names Magnoliidae
Dahlgren_system
Family of flowering plants
Magnoliopsida [=dicotyledons] of division Magnoliophyta [=angiosperms]. The Thorne system (1992) placed it in the order Magnoliales, which was assigned to superorder
Chloranthaceae
German botanist of the 19th century
of Dicotyledons Dahlgren system (1975–85) The families of the monocotyledons: structure, evolution, and taxonomy Thorne system (1968–2000) An updated phylogenetic
August_Grisebach
Basal order of flowering plants
Lactoridaceae family Magnoliaceae family Myristicaceae family Winteraceae The Thorne system (1992) placed the order in superorder Magnolianae, subclass Magnoliidae
Magnoliales
French botanist
of Dicotyledons Dahlgren system (1975–85) The families of the monocotyledons: structure, evolution, and taxonomy Thorne system (1968–2000) An updated phylogenetic
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
Philippe_Édouard_Léon_Van_Tieghem
2014 film by Christopher Nolan
Lynda Obst and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, and was originally set to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Thorne served as an executive producer and scientific
Interstellar_(film)
1813 book by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
botany by introducing the use of the term taxonomy and a new classification system for grouping plants together. This book placed emphasis on the study of
Théorie Élémentaire de la Botanique
Théorie_Élémentaire_de_la_Botanique
Scientific study of identifying, classifying, describing, and naming plants
The Takhtajan system and Cronquist system treat them as a division (Magnoliophyta).[citation needed] The Dahlgren system and Thorne system (1992) treat
Plant_taxonomy
Genus of aquatic flowering plants known as "lotus."
system of 1981 recognizes the family Nelumbonaceae but places it in the water lily order Nymphaeales. The Dahlgren system of 1985 and Thorne system of
Nelumbo
System of plant classification
Rasmussen 1983; R. Dahlgren and K. Bremer 1985; G. Dahlgren 1989), and Thorne (1976, 1981, 1983, 1992) - follow the Bessey tradition. phylum Angiospermae
Bessey_system
Order of flowering plants
of Malvaceae has been recognized in the most recent version of the Thorne system, by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, and in the most recent comprehensive
Malvales
Fictional character
Amanda Clarke, formerly known by the pseudonym Emily Thorne (also known as Emily Grayson), is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ABC television
Emily_Thorne
Hypothetical topological feature of spacetime
mass were generated in the early universe. Some physicists, such as Kip Thorne, have suggested how to create wormholes artificially. In 1928, German mathematician
Wormhole
System of plant taxonomy
A system of plant taxonomy, the Eichler system was the first phylogenetic (phyletic) or evolutionary system. It was developed by August W. Eichler (1839–1887)
Eichler_system
Former family of flowering plants
Helicteroideae and Sterculioideae of the Malvaceae sensu lato. The Thorne system takes an intermediate approach in combining the bulk of the traditional
Sterculiaceae
The Adanson system, published by French botanist Michel Adanson as the Familles des plantes in two volumes in 1763, was an important step in botanical
Adanson_system
Finnish military officer in the Finnish Army, Waffen-SS, and U.S. Army (1919–1965)
Allan Törni (28 May 1919 – 18 October 1965), later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish-born soldier who fought under three countries: as a Finnish
Lauri_Törni
Order of flowering plants
as: order Juncales family Juncaceae family Thurniaceae However, the Thorne system (1992) accepts it as consisting of : order Juncales family Prioniaceae
Juncales
Academic journal
name aliso. It is noted as the journal where Robert F. Thorne first published the Thorne system of flowering plant classification in 1968. "About this
Aliso_(journal)
classification systems, such as the Cronquist system, the Thorne system, the Takhtajan system or the APG II system. Reveal, James L (5 Nov 1997). "Reveal System of
Rosopsida
Danish botanist and ecologist (1841–1924)
Brazilian ecologist M.G. Ferri with more recent research on the cerrado system and reissued as: Warming, E. & Ferri, M.G. (1973) Lagoa Santa – a vegetação
Eugenius_Warming
System of plant taxonomy
The Kubitzki system is a system of plant taxonomy devised by Klaus Kubitzki, and is the product of an ongoing survey of vascular plants, entitled The Families
Kubitzki_system
Clade of flowering plants
Liliopsida in the Takhtajan system and the Cronquist system subclass Liliidae in the Dahlgren system and the Thorne system Over the 1980s, a more general
Monocotyledon
Collaborative research group for the classification of flowering plants
Engler system in continental Europe, the Bentham & Hooker system in Britain (particularly influential because it was used by Kew), the Takhtajan system in
Angiosperm_Phylogeny_Group
System of plant taxonomy
A system of plant taxonomy, the Wettstein system recognised the following main groups, according to Richard Wettstein's Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik
Wettstein_system
Taxonomic system for flowering plants
The Melchior system, "a reference in all taxonomic courses", is a classification system detailing the taxonomic system of the Angiospermae according to
Melchior_system
Order of flowering plants
Dahlgren system placed the Nymphaeales with the Piperales in superorder Nymphaeanae, within subclass Magnoliideae (dicotyledons). Thorne's 1992 system (and
Nymphaeales
System of plant taxonomy
A 20th-century system of plant taxonomy, the Judd system (1999-2016) of plant classification was drawn up by the American botanist Walter S. Judd (1951-)
Judd_system
System of plant taxonomy
A system of plant taxonomy, the Goldberg system was published in: Goldberg (1986). "Classification, Evolution and Phylogeny of the Families of Dicotyledons"
Goldberg_system
singer Bella Thorne has released two extended plays, sixteen singles, four featured singles, one promotional single, and 21 music videos. Thorne's debut single
Bella_Thorne_discography
2026 Star Wars film by Jon Favreau
Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2022. Thorne, Will (November 13, 2019). "Disney Studios Chief Alan Horn on Scorsese v
The_Mandalorian_and_Grogu
20th century system of plant classification
A 20th-century system of plant taxonomy, the Reveal system (see also the Thorne & Reveal system) of plant classification was drawn up by the American botanist
Reveal_system
Species of flowering plant
Magnoliopsida [=dicotyledons] Division Magnoliophyta [=angiosperms] The Thorne system (1992) classified it: Order Magnoliales Superorder Magnolianae Subclass
Amborella
System of angiosperm plant classification
The Stebbins system is an angiosperm plants classification drawn up by the American botanist G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906–2000). The system was published
Stebbins_system
1820 botanical text
of Dicotyledons Dahlgren system (1975–85) The families of the monocotyledons: structure, evolution, and taxonomy Thorne system (1968–2000) An updated phylogenetic
O_Přirozenosti_Rostlin
Human-caused changes to climate on Earth
Gulev, Sergey K.; Thorne, Peter W.; Ahn, Jinho; Dentener, Frank J.; et al. (2021). "Chapter 2: Changing state of the climate system" (PDF). Climate Change
Climate_change
Order of flowering plants in the rosid subclade of eudicots
Biebersteiniaceae Other modern systems include those of Takhtajan (1987) with nine families, and Thorne (1992). Thorne's system was the same as Cronquist's
Geraniales
Family of flowering plants
(monocotyledons) of class Magnoliopsida (angiosperms). The Dahlgren system treated it as did the Thorne system (1992): see above. Members of this family can be herbaceous
Smilacaceae
Order of flowering plants
[=monocotyledons]. The Thorne system (1992) placed the order in superorder Commelinanae in subclass Liliidae [=monocotyledons]. The Dahlgren system placed the order
Bromeliales
Genus of flowering plants
Magnoliopsida [=dicotyledons] of division Magnoliophyta [=angiosperms]. The Thorne system (1992) placed it in the order Magnoliales, which was assigned to superorder
Austrobaileya
British internet content subscription service
the company said it was unrelated to Thorne and part of "an evolving process". Sex work advocates called Thorne a "tourist" in the sex work industry and
OnlyFans
Order of flowering plants
in the APG or APG II systems, in which it is considered a synonym of Piperales. It also is not recognized in the Thorne system. In the Cronquist, Dahlgren
Aristolochiales
Mohammed Junaid Thorne is an Australian Islamic preacher of Aboriginal heritage from Perth, Western Australia. Thorne is noted for his controversial views
Mohammed_Junaid_Thorne
Rick Schwartz March 21 Ryan Seacrest & Carrie Ann Inaba Jay Pharoah, Bella Thorne March 22 Ryan Seacrest & Carrie Ann Inaba Tyler Perry, Jason George, O.A
List of Live with Kelly and Ryan episodes
List_of_Live_with_Kelly_and_Ryan_episodes
Country in Southern Africa
world". Franchise Association South Africa. Retrieved 20 July 2025. Seth Thorne (25 July 2024). "The men behind Nando's – South Africa's global Peri-Peri
South_Africa
American professional basketball player (born 1988)
religion after the Charleston shooting". USA Today. Retrieved June 6, 2019. Thorne, Will (April 3, 2019). "ABC, Stephen Curry Teaming Up on Mini-Golf Competition
Stephen_Curry
American-Trinidadian YouTuber (born 1980)
States. During middle school, Thorne attended a religious private school. Thorne transferred back to the public school system in the 10th grade, where he
Adande_Thorne
Family of monocot flowering plants
of herbaceous perennials with rhizomes or corms. The Dahlgren system and the Thorne system (1992) also recognized this family, and placed it in order Liliales
Colchicaceae
French botanist (1897–1969)
of Dicotyledons Dahlgren system (1975–85) The families of the monocotyledons: structure, evolution, and taxonomy Thorne system (1968–2000) An updated phylogenetic
Louis_Emberger
Family of flowering plants
Magnoliopsida [=dicotyledons], of division Magnoliophyta [=angiosperms]. The Thorne system (1992) accepted this family and placed it in the order Magnoliales,
Trimeniaceae
1994 video game
Blackthorne (released as Blackhawk in some European countries) is a cinematic platform game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released for the
Blackthorne
Small number of stars that orbit each other
A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars that orbit each other, bound by gravitational attraction. It may sometimes be used to refer
Star_system
Tractor
Star Thorne, p34 Thorne, p44 Thorne, p46 Thorne, p48 Massey Ferguson 35 Vintage Tractor Engineer Thorne, pp51–56 Thorne, p60 Thorne, p130 Thorne, p123
Massey_Ferguson_35
hers, Fred Archer. Betty thinks he sent the flowers. Margaret calls Mr. Thorne (Lester Vail), the Florist, to try and find out who sent the flowers. He
List of Father Knows Best episodes
List_of_Father_Knows_Best_episodes
Japanese botanist (1912–2006)
monocotyledons, and of Japanese species of Hypericum. Kimura, Y. 1953. The system and phylogenetic tree of plants. J. Jpn. Bot. 28: 97–104. Kimura, Y. 1956
Yojiro_Kimura
19th century German botanist
index generum regni vegetabilis (1838), following the method of Ray. In his system, there were 9 classes, 48 orders and 330 families. A second part of the
Karl_Julius_Perleb
Compact astronomical body
masses roughly 30 and 35 times that of the Sun. In 2017, Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish, who had spearheaded the project, were awarded the Nobel
Black_hole
Italian botanist (1882–1949)
botanist at the University of Modena, whose work included a classification system for angiosperms. Come si studiano le piante: manuale di botanica pratica
Vittorio_Calestani
American medical drama television series
new second-year resident in neurology John Clarence Stewart as Anthony Thorne (season 2), an attending physician in the emergency department Al Calderon
Brilliant_Minds
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
series Wonder Man (2026–present). Riri Williams (portrayed by Dominique Thorne as an adult and Alyse Elna Lewis as a child), also known as Ironheart, is
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_M–Z
Collateral Cut from the said Canal to join the said River Dun, in the Parish of Thorne, in the said Riding. Inverness Roads Act 1793 33 Geo. 3. c. 118 7 June 1793
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1793
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1793
Low-quality AI-generated digital content
similar-sounding stories, leading to the phenomenon of a lighthouse keeper named Elias Thorne, who shows up in a disproportionate number of stories generated by multiple
AI_slop
THORNE SYSTEM
THORNE SYSTEM
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Thorny Meadow
Boy/Male
British, English
From Thor's Meadow
Surname or Lastname
Swedish
Swedish : ornamental name composed of the elements thorn, an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’ + the common adjectival suffix -ell, from Latin -elius.English : variant of Thornhill.
Male
Swedish
Old Swedish form of Old Norse Þórir, THORIR means "Thor's warrior."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southern)
English (mainly southern) : variant spelling of Thorn 1.Swedish : ornamental name from thorn, an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’.
Boy/Male
English
Town of thorns. Thornton variant. Surname.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Town of Thorns; Thornton Variant; Surname; From the Thorny Thicket
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Swedish, Teutonic
Thunder; Thor's Fight; Thor's Struggle; Thor's Goddess
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
From the Thorny Thicket
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : habitational name from Thornley in Lancashire, so named from Old English þorn ‘thorn bush’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Boy/Male
British, English
From Thor's Meadow
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Thorny Meadow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant (plural) of Thorn 1.Norwegian : habitational name from any of five farmsteads named Tornes, from an unexplained first element + nes ‘headland’, ‘promontory’.
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, Teutonic
From Thor's Meadow; Thorn Wood; Clearing
Boy/Male
British, English
From Thor's Meadow
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Thorny Meadow
Surname or Lastname
English and Danish
English and Danish : topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or hedge (Old English, Old Norse þorn). The name is also found in Sweden.English : habitational name from a place named with Old English, Old Norse þorn ‘thorn bush’ (see 1), for example Thorne in Kent, Somerset, and South Yorkshire.North German and Danish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn ‘tower’.German : habitational name from the city of Thorn (Toruń in Poland), which was named with Middle High German torn ‘tower’.
Boy/Male
English Teutonic
Thorn wood/clearing; from Thor's meadow.
Male
Swedish
Swedish variant spelling of Scandinavian Torgny, THORGNY means "Thor's clash"Â or "thunder clash."
Boy/Male
English
From the thom tree.
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THORNE SYSTEM
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Rama
Boy/Male
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Telugu
Saturn; Son of Sun
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Clara, KLÃRA means "clear, bright."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Yorkshire) : habitational name from Laycock in West Yorkshire or possibly from Lacock in Wiltshire. Both are recorded in Domesday Book as Lacoc and seem to be named with a diminutive of Old English lacu ‘stream’.
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse VigdÃs, VIGDIS means "war goddess."
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
God Gift
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Brahma
Boy/Male
Indian
Born of Mind
Girl/Female
Indian
Mother, One who is sensitive (The king of Kashi's youngest daughter. She was abducted by Bhishma along with her sisters and married Vichitravirya.)
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, Irish
Gently-shaped; Athletic
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a.
Having a head armed with thorns or spines.
n.
One who works or deal in horn or horns.
a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn.
a.
Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny.
a.
Full of spines; armed with thorns; thorny.
a.
Set with thorns.
superl.
Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing.
a.
Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.
n.
A great multitude; as, the heavenly throng.
v. i.
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
n.
Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
a.
Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow; having long antennae, as certain beetles (Longicornia).
superl.
Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
a.
Horned; having horns.
n.
A throne.
n.
Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
v. t.
To prick, as with a thorn.
imp. & p. p.
of Throne
n.
Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
n.
Alt. of Thorpe