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hawthorn [ˈhɔːˌθɔːn] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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 [Old English haguthorn from haga hedge + thorn thorn; related to Old Norse hagthorn, Middle High German hagendorn, Dutch haagdoorn] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations hawthorn n hawthorn [ˈhoːθoːn] a small tree with thorns and white or pink blossom. meidoring, haagdoring زَعْرور بَرّي глог hloh tjørn der Hagedorn λευκαγκάθι espino viirpuu درخت گويج orapihlaja aubépine עוּזרָד नागफनी glog galagonya(bokor) semak berduri þyrnir biancospino サンザシ 산사나무 gudobelė vilkābele semak berduri haagdoorn hagtorn głóg pilriteiro păducel боярышник hloh glog glog hagtorn พืชจำพวก Crataegus เป็นพุ่มต้นไม้เล็กๆ ที่มีหนาม alıç 山楂樹 глід گل گنجفہ cây táo gai 山楂 hawthorn → زعرور بلدي hloh tjørn Weißdorn τρικουκιά espino orapihlaja aubépine glog biancospino サンザシ 산사나무 haagdoorn hagtorn głóg espinheiro, pilriteiro боярышник hagtorn ต้นฮอธอน akdiken cây táo gai 山楂 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Fortunately, by 1979 the taxonomic "lumpers" (those who lump together similar species) had gained the upper hand over the "splitters," (those who classify minor species variations as separate trees) and had whittled the number of hawthorns down to the 35 native species recognized in Little's Checklist and in the current Register. You can tell that spring has really sprung when the India hawthorns are in bloom. If field guides were like old maps, hawthorns would be placed near the edge with the warning: Here there be monsters |
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