Found 2 items, similar to hawthorn.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hawthorn hawthorn n : a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus [syn: haw]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hawthorn 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, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crat[ae]gus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed. [1913 Webster] Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds? --Shak. [1913 Webster]