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crataegus

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Borrowed from translingual Crataegus, from Ancient Greek κράταιγος (krátaigos, “Crataegus heldreichii”).

noun crataeguses

Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
Similar: thornapple, May-tree whitethorn, hawberry

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@misc{crataegus_2026,
  title = {crataegus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crataegus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}