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Definition of Hawthorn
1. Noun. A spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus.
Group relationships: Crataegus, Genus Crataegus
Specialized synonyms: Crataegus Apiifolia, Crataegus Marshallii, Parsley Haw, Parsley-leaved Thorn, 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
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Hawthorn
1. n. 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.
Definition of Hawthorn
1. Noun. Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus ''Crataegus'' having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hawthorn
1. a thorny shrub [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hawthorn
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hawthorn
Literary usage of Hawthorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME. (1880)
"Black, hawthorn, and Co., of Gates- head, the works belonging to that firm were
... They were received by Mr. hawthorn, who conducted them over the works, ..."
2. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1872)
"MY Love, 'neath the hawthorn-tree we will sit— The hawthorn-tree with its ...
A blackbird's song in a hawthorn-tree, 0 Love, will last but a summer's day, ..."
3. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1855)
"May is the common and well known name of the English hawthorn in Great ...
Formerly, in decking the May pole with flowers, a bunch of the hawthorn was ..."
4. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1897)
"Cheltenham (D)—Wonderful blossom on all trees and shrubs, notably on the blackthorn
and hawthorn. Oaks and nut trees devastated by caterpillars. ..."
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