/ ˈhɔːθɔːn; NAmE -θɔːrn/ noun
[ U , C ] a bush or small tree with thorns , white or pink flowers and small dark red berries
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hagathorn , probably meaning literally hedge thorn (from haw , red fruit of the hawthorn and thorn ); related to Dutch haagdoorn , German Hagedorn .