ENGLISH HAWTHORN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Crataegus laevigata; Crataegus oxycantha; English hawthorn; may; whitethorn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("English hawthorn" is a kind of...):

haw; hawthorn (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)

Holonyms ("English hawthorn" is a member of...):

Crataegus; genus Crataegus (thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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