CRATAEGUS


Meaning of CRATAEGUS in English

krəˈtēgəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek krataigos, probably from kratos strength + -aigos (akin to Greek aigilōps Turkey oak) — more at hard , oak

: a genus of usually thorny shrubs and small trees (family Rosaceae) having usually stipulate leaves, an inferior ovary, and mature carpels that are hard and bony with a pulpy fruit — see hawthorn

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