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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus;
[syn: hawthorn, haw]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hawthorn n 1: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus [syn: hawthorn, haw]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Hawthorn, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 587 Housing Units (2000): 220 Land area (2000): 1.107734 sq. miles (2.869019 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.107734 sq. miles (2.869019 sq. km) FIPS code: 33216 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 41.020621 N, 79.274163 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Hawthorn, PA Hawthorn