The meaning of Hawthorn

ˈhɔː.θɔːn

Hawthorn – definition

noun
A thorny shrub or tree of the rose family, with white, pink, or red blossom and small dark red fruits (haws). native to north temperate regions, it is commonly used for hedging in britain.
Usage examples:
There are silver birch trees, hawthorn, field maple and guelder rose at the woodland edge.

noun
A type of small tree with thorns (= sharp points), white or pink flowers in spring, and small, red fruits in autumn

Hawthorn translation into English

Hawthorn: translate from English into Chinese

山楂, 楂, 柤

Hawthorn: translate from English into Dutch

Meidoorn, Hagedoorn

Hawthorn: translate from English into French

Aubépine

Hawthorn: translate from English into German

Weißdorn, Hagedorn

Hawthorn: translate from English into Hindi

वन-संजली, नागफनी

Hawthorn: translate from English into Italian

Biancospino

Hawthorn: translate from English into Korean

산사 나무속, 신사나무속

Hawthorn: translate from English into Russian

Боярышник

Hawthorn: translate from English into Spanish

Espino, Oxiacanta

Word origin

Old English hagathorn, probably meaning literally ‘hedge thorn’ (see haw1, thorn); related to Dutch haagdoorn, German Hagedorn .

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Hawthorn – similar words

hawthorns

noun
A thorny shrub or tree of the rose family, with white, pink, or red blossom and small dark red fruits (haws). native to north temperate regions, it is commonly used for hedging in britain.
Usage examples:
There are silver birch trees, hawthorn, field maple and guelder rose at the woodland edge.

All meanings and translations of Hawthorns

hawthorne

noun
The theory that people’s performance at work improves if they know they are being studied or being given special attention by management
Usage examples:
The fact that people who knew they were taking part in the study performed better may have been due…

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