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hawthorn
(hô′t̸hôrn′)
noun
any of a group of thorny shrubs and small trees (genus Crataegus) of the rose family, with white, pink, or red flowers and usually red fruits (haws) resembling miniature cherries
Origin: lit., hedge thorn < ME hagethorn < OE hagathorn < haga, hedge, haw + thorn, akin to Ger hagedorn
See hawthorn in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various usually thorny trees or shrubs of the genus Crataegus having clusters of white or pinkish flowers and reddish fruits containing a few one-seeded nutlets.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English hagathorn
Origin: : haga, haw
Origin: + thorn, thorn
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