Crataegus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.

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genus crataegushawberrymay-tree whitethornthornapplethornapple

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Crataegus, from Ancient Greek κράταιγος (krátaigos, “Crataegus heldreichii”).

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