hawthorn : Idioms & Phrases


cockspur hawthorn

  • noun eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
    cockspur thorn; Crataegus crus-galli.
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english hawthorn

  • noun 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 monogyna.
  • 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; Crataegus oxycantha; whitethorn; Crataegus laevigata.
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pear hawthorn

  • noun erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
    blackthorn; Crataegus calpodendron; pear haw; Crataegus tomentosa.
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