Thesaurus: hawthorn

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1. n. A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crataegus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed.
2. n. a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
3. A thorny shrub or tree (the Cratægus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Cratægus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed. Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds Shak.
4. A thorny shrub or tree (the Cratægus oxyacantha), having deeplylobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruitcalled haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standardsin gardens. The American hawthorn is Cratægus cordata, which has theleaves but little lobed.Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds Shak.
5. n:100 n. a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus