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Crataegus

noun

thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rosaceae, ↑family Rosaceae, ↑rose family

• Member Meronyms:

↑hawthorn, ↑haw, ↑parsley haw, ↑parsley-leaved thorn, ↑Crataegus apiifolia, ↑Crataegus marshallii, ↑scarlet haw, ↑Crataegus biltmoreana, ↑blackthorn, ↑pear haw, ↑pear hawthorn, ↑Crataegus calpodendron, ↑Crataegus tomentosa, ↑cockspur thorn, ↑cockspur hawthorn, ↑Crataegus crus-galli, ↑mayhaw, ↑summer haw, ↑Crataegus aestivalis, ↑whitethorn, ↑English hawthorn, ↑may, ↑Crataegus laevigata, ↑Crataegus oxycantha, ↑Crataegus monogyna, ↑red haw, ↑downy haw, ↑Crataegus mollis, ↑Crataegus coccinea mollis

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\\krəˈtēgəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek krataigos, probably from kratos strength + -aigos (akin to Greek aigilōps Turkey oak) — more at hard, oak

: a genus of usually thorny shrubs and small trees (family Rosaceae) having usually stipulate leaves, an inferior ovary, and mature carpels that are hard and bony with a pulpy fruit — see hawthorn

Useful english dictionary. 2012.