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hawthorn.

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/UK/ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/US/ˈhɔ.θoɹn/Northeastern, US
  1. Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English hawthorn, from Old English hagaþorn, hæguþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn; equivalent to haw (“hedge, enclosure”) + thorn.

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