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hawthorn
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hawthorn has 1 sense
- hawthorn(n = noun.plant) haw - a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus; Array is a member of crataegus, genus crataegus
has particulars: crataegus apiifolia, crataegus marshallii, parsley-leaved thorn, parsley haw, crataegus biltmoreana, scarlet haw, blackthorn, crataegus calpodendron, crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, crataegus crus-galli, crataegus aestivalis, mayhaw, summer haw, crataegus laevigata, crataegus oxycantha, english hawthorn, may, whitethorn, crataegus monogyna, english hawthorn, crataegus coccinea mollis, crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw, crataegus oxyacantha, evergreen thorn, crataegus coccinea, crataegus pedicellata, red haw
is a kind of bush, shrub
CIDE DICTIONARY
A thorny shrub or tree (the Cratægus oxyacantha ), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw . It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Cratægus cordata , which has the leaves but little lobed. [1913 Webster]
"Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade
To shepherds?" [1913 Webster]
To shepherds?" [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hawthorn, n. any thorny shrub or tree of the genus Crataegus, esp. C. monogyna, with white, red, or pink blossom and small dark-red fruit or haws.
Etymology
OE hagathorn (as HAW(1), THORN)
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