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
16 June 2024
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
