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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 thornsplay

  Familiarity information: COCKSPUR HAWTHORN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COCKSPUR HAWTHORN (noun)


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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