Noun has 2 senses

• english hawthorn(n = noun.plant) crataegus monogyna - 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;



• english hawthorn(n = noun.plant) crataegus laevigata, crataegus oxycantha, 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;