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hawthorn vs whitethorn

whitethorn vs hawthorn

hawthorn and whitethorn both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hawthorn Yes No No No
whitethorn Yes No No No
As nouns, whitethorn is a hyponym of hawthorn; that is, whitethorn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hawthorn:
  • hawthorn: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
  • whitethorn: 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, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus monogyna, English hawthorn, Crataegus coccinea mollis, Crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw, Crataegus oxyacantha, evergreen thorn, Crataegus coccinea, Crataegus pedicellata, red haw.
hawthorn (noun) whitethorn (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
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