crataegus oxycantha

1. 1.

   thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

   SynonymswhitethornEnglish hawthornmayCrataegus laevigata

   Broaderhawthorn

   Part ofCrataegus

Questions about crataegus oxycantha

What does crataegus oxycantha mean?

crataegus oxycantha means "thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America".

What is another word for crataegus oxycantha?

Close synonyms include whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crataegus oxycantha a common word?

crataegus oxycantha is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.