english hawthorn   (TTS Sound)

The noun english hawthorn has 2 senses

• English hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna -- (European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America)


• whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha -- (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)