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PARSLEY-LEAVED THORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parsley-leaved thorn mean? 

PARSLEY-LEAVED THORN (noun)
  The noun PARSLEY-LEAVED THORN has 1 sense:

1. southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leavesplay

  Familiarity information: PARSLEY-LEAVED THORN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARSLEY-LEAVED THORN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Crataegus apiifolia; Crataegus marshallii; parsley-leaved thorn; parsley haw

Hypernyms ("parsley-leaved thorn" is a kind of...):

haw; hawthorn (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)

Holonyms ("parsley-leaved thorn" is a member of...):

Crataegus; genus Crataegus (thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple)


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