hawthorn

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Crataegus laevigata

Etymology [edit]

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

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈhɑ.θɔɹn/

Noun [edit]

hawthorn (plural hawthorns)

  1. Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

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