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hawthorn

haw.thorn \'ho.-.tho.(*)rn\ n [ME hawethorn, fr. OE hagathorn, fr. haga 
   hawthorn + thorn] - more at HEDGE : any of a genus (Crataegus) of 
   spring-flowering spiny shrubs (as th e European C. oxyacantha and the 
   American C. coccinea) of the rose family with glossy and often lobed 
   leaves, white or pink fragrant flowers, and small red fruits