n. Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.
n. Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The hawthorn.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See thorn.
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n. thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
Word Usage
"I wandered beside hedges of privet and whitethorn and between banks of rosemary and borders of lavender, inhaling their warm scents."