Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun english_hawthorn

2 senses of english hawthorn

Sense 1
English hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna -- (European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America)
       => hawthorn, haw -- (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)

Sense 2
whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha -- (thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America)
       => hawthorn, haw -- (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)