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单词 hawthorn
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
haw•thorn /ˈhɔˌθɔrn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologya small tree of the rose family, with stiff thorns, white or red flowers, and bright-colored fruit.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
haw•thorn  (hôthôrn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of numerous plants belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family, typically a small tree with stiff thorns, certain North American species of which have white or pink blossoms and bright-colored fruits and are cultivated in hedges.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English haguthorn, cognate with Middle Dutch hagedorn, Middle High German hagendorn, Old Norse hagthorn. See haw3, thorn
hawthorn′y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hawthorn /ˈhɔːˌθɔːn/ n
  1. any of various thorny trees or shrubs of the N temperate rosaceous genus Crataegus, esp C. oxyacantha, having white or pink flowers and reddish fruits (haws)
    Also called (in Britain): may, may tree, mayflower
Etymology: Old English haguthorn from haga hedge + thorn thorn; related to Old Norse hagthorn, Middle High German hagendorn, Dutch haagdoorn
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