hawthorn

/haw-thawrn/US // ˈhɔˌθɔrn //UK // (ˈhɔːˌθɔːn) //

山楂树,山楂,山楂果,山楂属植物

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of numerous plants belonging to the genusCrataegus, 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.

See, the hawthorn is shedding on us its last flowers, and the elders send out their perfume.
A hawthorn hedge enclosed the garden, which was entered through a small gate set in posts of rough masonry.
The clusters of furze-bushes bordered the steep sides of hollow roads in anticipation of the clusters of the hawthorn.
Kurt was standing at the hawthorn hedge in front of the garden with his schoolbag still slung around him.
"Quite true-oo," repeated the dove, perching in the hawthorn.