Now chiefly with lower-case initial. Hawthorn blossom; (occasionally) a hawthorn tree.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [noun] > hawthorn and allies > branch or blossom (4) Mayc1450 Now chiefly with lower-case initial. Hawthorn blossom; (occasionally) a hawthorn tree. white motleyc1450 the white blossom of the hawthorn, having the appearance of particoloured or variegated cloth predominantly white in colour. May-bush1579 The hawthorn tree, Crataegus monogyna; a branch of this. Also: a construction of hawthorn branches (see quot. 1894). May blossom1596 Blossom that appears in May, esp. hawthorn blossom; a spray of such blossom. Also figurative. |
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