hawthorn vs English hawthorn

English hawthorn vs hawthorn

hawthorn and English hawthorn both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hawthorn	Yes	No	No	No
English hawthorn	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, English hawthorn is a hyponym of hawthorn; that is, English hawthorn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hawthorn:

hawthorn: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
English hawthorn: 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

Other hyponyms of hawthorn include Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus marshallii, parsley-leaved thorn, parsley haw, Crataegus biltmoreana, scarlet haw, blackthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, Crataegus crus-galli, Crataegus aestivalis, mayhaw, summer haw, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha, may, whitethorn, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus coccinea mollis, Crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw, Crataegus oxyacantha, evergreen thorn, Crataegus coccinea, Crataegus pedicellata, red haw.

hawthorn (noun)	English hawthorn (noun)
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus	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
	European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America

Difference between hawthorn and English hawthorn

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