hawthorn, haw
(noun) a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hawthorn (plural Hawthorns)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hawthorn is the 22481st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1144 individuals. Hawthorn is most common among White (77.97%) and Black/African American (17.4%) individuals.
• Hanworth
hawthorn (plural hawthorns)
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches
• (a Cratageus): albaspine, may, maythorn, may tree, quickthorn, whitethorn
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Source: Wiktionary
Haw"thorn`, n. Etym: [AS. hagaborn, hæg. See Haw a hedge, and Thorn.] (Bot.)
Definition: A thorny shrub or tree (the Cratægus 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 Cratægus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed. Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
