haw-thorn

  • 1haw|thorn — «H thrn», noun. any one of a group of shrubs or small trees with many thorns and clusters of fragrant white, red, or pink flowers and small red berries called haws; haw; thorn apple. The hawthorn belongs to the rose family and is often grown in… …

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  • 2haw·thorn — /ˈhɑːˌθoɚn/ noun, pl thorns [count] : a type of bush or small tree with white or pink flowers and small red fruits …

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  • 3haw — haw·er; haw·kie; haw·ser; haw·thorn; haw; wax·haw; haw·king; haw·thorne; haw·key; …

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  • 4haw — Hawthorn Haw thorn (h[add] th[^o]rn ), n. [AS. haga[thorn]orn, h[ae]g[thorn]orn. See {Haw} a hedge, and {Thorn}.] (Bot.) A thorny shrub or tree (the {Crat[ae]gus oxyacantha}), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers …

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  • 5thorn — desert·thorn; hack·thorn; haw·thorn; knob·thorn; thorn; thorn·i·ly; thorn·i·ness; thorn·less; thorn·let; ka·meel·thorn; thorn·less·ness; …

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  • 6parsley haw — noun southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves • Syn: ↑parsley leaved thorn, ↑Crataegus apiifolia, ↑Crataegus marshallii • Hypernyms: ↑hawthorn, ↑haw • Member Holonyms: ↑ …

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  • 7parsley-leaved thorn — noun southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves • Syn: ↑parsley haw, ↑Crataegus apiifolia, ↑Crataegus marshallii • Hypernyms: ↑hawthorn, ↑haw • Member Holonyms: ↑Cra …

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  • 8evergreen thorn — noun evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe • Syn: ↑Crataegus oxyacantha • Hypernyms: ↑hawthorn, ↑haw * * * noun 1. : fire thorn 2. : an e …

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  • 9cockspur thorn — noun eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns • Syn: ↑cockspur hawthorn, ↑Crataegus crus galli • Hypernyms: ↑hawthorn, ↑haw • Member Holonyms: ↑Crataegus, ↑genus Cr …

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  • 10hawthorn — haw·thorn …

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