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hawthorn¹
- /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/ UK
- /ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/ US
- /ˈhɔ.θoɹn/ Northeastern, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English hawthorn, from Old English hagaþorn, hæguþorn, from Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn; equivalent to haw (“hedge, enclosure”) + thorn.
noun hawthorns
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Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches.
“Sweet is the scent of the hawthorn, and sweet are the bluebells that hide in the valley, and the heather that blows on the hill. Yet Love is better than Life, and what is the heart of a bird compared to the heart of a man?”
Similar: albaspine, may, maythorn, may tree, quickthorn, whitethorn
Hawthorn²
- /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/ UK
- /ˈhɔ.θoɹn/ US
- /ˈhɑ.θoɹn/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈhɒ.θɒn/ Canada
- /ˈhoː.θoːn/ Australia, New Zealand
Sounds like Hawthorne · Rhymes with -ɔːθɔː(ɹ)n
Where it comes from
Compound of haw (“hedge”) + thorn.
proper noun Hawthorns
- A surname.
- An inner suburb of Melbourne in the City of Boroondara, Victoria, Australia.
- A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.
- A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4145).
- A hamlet in Four Marks parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6733).
- A suburban area in Pontypridd community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0987).
- A borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: haw, blossomed, hawthorn tree, crataegus, thorn, thorn apple, hawthorn berry, buckthorn, chinese hawthorn, washington hawthorn, mayblossom, hawthornberry, quickthorn, wait-a-bit, hackberry, whitethorn
Translations
Every language
noun shrub or tree of the genus Crataegus
| Español | espino albar, espino blanco, majuelo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산사나무 sansanamu, 아가위나무 agawinamu, 동배나무 dongbaenamu, 뚱광나무 ttunggwangnamu, 아그배나무 ageubaenamu, 이광나무 igwangnamu |
| 日本語 | 山査子 sanzashi, サンザシ sanzashi |
| 中文 | 山楂 shānzhā |
| Português | espinheiro branco |
| Français | aubépine |
| Deutsch | Weißdorn, Hagedorn |
| Italiano | biancospino |
| Ελληνικά | κράταιγος krátaigos |
| Română | păducel, albaspină |
| Русский | боя́рышник bojáryšnik |
| Tiếng Việt | sơn tra |
| العربية | زُعْرُور zuʕrūr, زَعْرُور zaʕrūr |
Talk about this word "hawthorn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hawthorn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hawthorn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hawthorn "hawthorn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hawthorn.Cite this
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title = {hawthorn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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