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COCKSPUR HAWTHORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cockspur hawthorn mean?
• COCKSPUR HAWTHORN (noun)
The noun COCKSPUR HAWTHORN has 1 sense:
1. eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
Familiarity information: COCKSPUR HAWTHORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cockspur hawthorn; cockspur thorn; Crataegus crus-galli
Hypernyms ("cockspur hawthorn" is a kind of...):
haw; hawthorn (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)
Holonyms ("cockspur hawthorn" is a member of...):
Crataegus; genus Crataegus (thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple)
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