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haw·thorn
(hô′thôrn′)n.
Any of various usually thorny trees or shrubs of the genus Crataegus of the rose family, having clusters of white or pinkish flowers and reddish fruits containing a few one-seeded nutlets.
[Middle English, from Old English hagathorn : haga, haw + thorn, thorn.]
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hawthorn
(ˈhɔːˌθɔːn)n
(Plants) any of various thorny trees or shrubs of the N temperate rosaceous genus Crataegus, esp C. oxyacantha, having white or pink flowers and reddish fruits (haws). Also called (in Britain): may, may tree or mayflower
[Old English haguthorn from haga hedge + thorn thorn; related to Old Norse hagthorn, Middle High German hagendorn, Dutch haagdoorn]
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haw•thorn
(ˈhɔˌθɔrn)n.
any of various small trees of the genus Crataegus, rose family, with stiff thorns and bright-colored fruit, often cultivated as hedges.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English haguthorn, c. Middle Dutch hagedorn, Old Norse hagthorn. See haw3, thorn]
haw′thorn′y, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  hawthorn - a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus CrataegusCrataegus, genus Crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus marshallii, parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn - southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves Crataegus biltmoreana, scarlet haw - common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn, blackthorn - erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, Crataegus crus-galli - eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns Crataegus aestivalis, mayhaw, summer haw - hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha, whitethorn, English hawthorn, may - thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America Crataegus monogyna, English hawthorn - European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America Crataegus coccinea mollis, Crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw - American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs Crataegus oxyacantha, evergreen thorn - evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe Crataegus coccinea, Crataegus pedicellata, red haw - American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers |
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Translations
زَعْرور بَرّيزُعْرُورٌ بَرِّيّ
hloh
tjørn
kratago
orapihlaja
glog
galagonya
òyrnir
サンザシ
산사나무
gudobelė
vilkābele
hloh
glog
hagtorn
ต้นฮอธอร์น
akdikenalıç
cây táo gaisơn tra
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hawthorn
(ˈhoːθoːn) noun a small tree with thorns and white or pink blossom.
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hawthorn
→ زُعْرُورٌ بَرِّيّ hloh tjørn Weißdorn τρικουκιά espino orapihlaja aubépine glog biancospino サンザシ 산사나무 haagdoorn hagtorn głóg espinheiro, pilriteiro боярышник hagtorn ต้นฮอธอร์น akdiken cây táo gai 山楂Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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