hawthorn

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haw·thorn /ˈhɔːθɔːn $ ˈhɒːθɔːrn/ noun [countable, uncountable]  HBPa small tree with small white flowers, red berries, and sharp points 山楂（树）

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hawthorn• These are frequently hawthorn or elder.• The woodland also provided oak, hawthorn and hornbeam for building, fuel and the wooden implements found in the adjacent cemetery.• Long whips of hawthorn arched over and helped to shut out the barely lightening sky.• She'd found some hawthorn berries on a bush and was chewing her way through one with every sign of enjoyment.• In pearls and rubies rich the hawthorns show, While through the ice the crimson berries glow.• There were lots of wild roses and foxgloves growing in the lane and you could smell the hawthorn.• The hawthorns are a greatly under-rated family and several are ideally suited for small gardens.• But now, alas! your hawthorn bowers All desolate we see!Origin hawthorn Old English hagathorn, from haga “hedge” + thorn

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hawthorn
haw‧thorn /ˈhɔːθɔːn $ ˈhɒːθɔːrn/ noun [uncountable and countable]a small tree with small white flowers, red berries, and sharp points

haw·thornBrE /ˈhɔːθɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a bush or small tree with thorns, white or pink flowers and small dark red berries 山楂