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hawthorn

hawt·horn

UK/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/ US/ˈhɔ.θoɹn/ rare

noun

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a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

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From Middle English hawthorn, from Old English hagaþorn, hæguþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn; equivalent to haw (“hedge, enclosure”) + thorn.

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  • Hawthorn East

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