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Definition of: hawthorn
(hô′thôrn) noun
A thorny, spring–flowering, ornamental shrub or small tree of the rose family (genus Crataegus) with white or pink flowers and small pome fruits called haws. The American downy hawthorn is the State flower of Missouri. [OE haguthorn]
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