whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whitethorn (plural whitethorns)
Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.
Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub.
Vachellia constricta, formerly Acacia constricta, whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae.
Ceanothus leucodermis, chaparral whitethorn, a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.
Source: Wiktionary
White"thorn`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The hawthorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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.
