hawthorn

English

/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/, /ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hawthorn inherited from Old English hagaþorn inherited from Proto-Germanic *haguþurnuz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haguþurnuz

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