hawthorn

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

haw

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