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English noun: English hawthorn

1. English hawthorn (plant) 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


SynonymsCrataegus monogyna


Broader (hypernym)haw, hawthorn


Member meronymCrataegus, genus Crataegus

2. English hawthorn (plant) 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


SynonymsCrataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha, may, whitethorn


Broader (hypernym)haw, hawthorn


Member meronymCrataegus, genus Crataegus









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