Hawthorn Definition

hôthôrn
hawthorns
noun
hawthorns
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.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
hawthorn
Plural:
hawthorns

Origin of Hawthorn

  • From Old English hagaþorn, hæguþorn, from haga (“enclosure, hedge”) + þorn (“thorn”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English hagathorn haga haw thorn thorn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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