hawthorn
Meaning
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English hawthorn, from Old English hagaþorn, hæguþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn; equivalent to haw (“hedge, enclosure”) + thorn.
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