crat[ae]gus oxyacantha

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crat[ae]gus oxyacantha - 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.
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           Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade
           To shepherds?                            --Shak.
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