Definition of crataegus Crataegus

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What does crataegus mean?

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Noun
crataegus - thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
		genus Crataegus
		rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants
		family rosaceae, rosaceae, rose family a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
		hawthorn, haw a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
		crataegus apiifolia, crataegus marshallii, parsley-leaved thorn, parsley haw southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
		crataegus biltmoreana, scarlet haw common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries
		crataegus calpodendron, crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn, blackthorn erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
		cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, crataegus crus-galli eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
		crataegus aestivalis, mayhaw, summer haw hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves
		crataegus laevigata, crataegus oxycantha, whitethorn, english hawthorn, may 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
		crataegus monogyna, english hawthorn 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