crataegus

1. Thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn;
   Thorn;
   Thorn apple (synset 112646791)
   is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
   member holonym:

   • haw, hawthorn - a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
   • crataegus apiifolia, crataegus marshallii, parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn - southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
   • crataegus biltmoreana, scarlet haw - common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries
   • blackthorn, crataegus calpodendron, crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn - erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
   • cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, crataegus crus-galli - eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
   • crataegus aestivalis, mayhaw, summer haw - hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves
   • crataegus laevigata, crataegus oxycantha, english hawthorn, may, whitethorn - thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
   • crataegus monogyna, english hawthorn - European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America
   • crataegus coccinea mollis, crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw - American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs
   belongs to: family rosaceae, rosaceae, rose family - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
   same as: genus crataegus

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