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English hawthorn

DEFINITIONS OF: English hawthorn

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n 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

Synonyms:
Crataegus monogyna
Type of:
haw, hawthorn
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

n 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, may, whitethorn
Type of:
haw, hawthorn
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
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