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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024haw•thorn /ˈhɔˌθɔrn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- 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 © 2024haw•thorn (hô′thôrn′),USA pronunciation n. - 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
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