[haw-thawrn] 
| any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family, typically a small tree with stiff thorns, certain North American species of which have white or pink blossoms and bright-colored fruits and are cultivated in hedges. |
| haw·thorn (hô'thôrn') n. Any of various usually thorny trees or shrubs of the genus Crataegus having clusters of white or pinkish flowers and reddish fruits containing a few one-seeded nutlets. [Middle English, from Old English hagathorn : haga, haw + thorn, thorn.] |
