A thorny shrub or small tree, Cratægus Oxyacantha, N.O. Rosaceæ, extensively used for forming hedges; the White-thorn. It bears white, and, in some…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [noun] > hawthorn and allies (40) hawthorna700 A thorny shrub or small tree, Cratægus Oxyacantha, N.O. Rosaceæ, extensively used for forming hedges; the White-thorn. It bears white, and, in some… hawthorn-treec1290 = hawthorn, n. 1. whitethorna1300 The common hawthorn of Europe, Crataegus monogyna. haw-treec1325 The hawthorn. albespyne?a1425 Common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. Also called whitethorn. thorn-tree1483 A tree having or bearing thorns; in Great Britain, usually a hawthorn tree; in southern Africa, usually an acacia. mespilus1548 A medlar tree; (later) spec. a tree or shrub of the genus Mespilus (family Rosaceae), which now contains only the cultivated medlar, M. germanica… may-branch1560 quickthorn1571 Originally (as a count noun): a thorny plant used for hedging. Later (as a mass noun): thorny hedging plants; spec. either of the widespread European… hedge-bush1576 a bush used to make a hedge, spec. hawthorn. busket1579 A small bush or shrub; = bushet, n. May-bush1579 The hawthorn tree, Crataegus monogyna; a branch of this. Also: a construction of hawthorn branches (see quot. 1894). Neapolitan medlar1597 the azarole, Crataegus azarolus, a small hawthorn-like tree. azarole1658 The fruit of the Neapolitan Medlar, a species of hawthorn (Cratægus azarolus); also applied to the tree itself, sometimes called, after French, azer… pyracanth1664 A pyracantha; esp. the scarlet firethorn, Pyracantha coccinea (see pyracantha, n.). white bush1676 hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna; cf. whitethorn, n. Glastonbury thorna1697 Used attributively in Glastonbury chair n. a kind of armchair, designed in imitation of ‘the Abbot of Glastonbury's chair’ preserved in the Bishop's… quick1727 A hawthorn used for hedging, esp. Crataegus monogyna or C. laevigata. Cf. sense A. 4a, quickthorn, n. Now rare. evergreen thorn1731 Cratægus Pyracantha, an ornamental evergreen bearing a profusion of red berries in clusters during winter. blackthorn1737 North American. More fully †American blackthorn. Any of several kinds of hawthorn (genus Crataegus), esp. C. calpodendron (formerly C. tomentosa)… whitethorn1788 North American. Any of several species of hawthorn native to North America, esp. Crataegus pedicellata and C. mollis. Also with distinguishing… oriental medlar1797 the azarole, Crataegus azarolus, native to western Asia, southern Europe, and northern Africa. haw1821 The hawthorn, Cratægus Oxyacantha. (Also applied with qualifying words to other species of Cratægus, or other similar shrubs.) May-haw1840 a hawthorn of southern North America, Crataegus aestivalis; the edible fruit of this tree; (also) the related C. opaca or its fruit. Maythorn1844 a hawthorn. May1848 Now chiefly with lower-case initial. Hawthorn blossom; (occasionally) a hawthorn tree. pear thorn1848 any of several North American kinds of hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped fruits, esp. Crataegus calpodendron. pink thorn1852 a pink-flowered variety of a hawthorn, esp. as a cultivar of either Crataegus laevigata or C.× media. aronia thorn1882 Cratægus Aronia. scarlet thorn1882 Cratægus coccinea. black haw1897 Any of several kinds of hawthorn (genus Crataegus) with dark purple berries; esp. C. douglasii, of the north-west coast of North America. Subcategories:— fruit of (5) — branch or blossom (4) |
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