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De - Pt| English Dictionary: hawthorn | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for hawthorn | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Hawthorn \Haw"thorn`\, n. [AS. hagaborn, h[91]g[?]orn. See {Haw} a hedge, and {Thorn}.] (Bot.) A thorny shrub or tree (the Crat[91]gus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crat[91]gus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed. Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds? --Shak. | |
| From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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Hawthorn, PA (borough, FIPS 33216) Location: 41.02079 N, 79.27618 W Population (1990): 528 (216 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
