whitethorn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    may; English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; Crataegus laevigata.

WordNet


White"thorn` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The hawthorn.

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