Dictionary Definition

hawthorn n : a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus [syn: haw]

User Contributed Dictionary

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches.

type of shrub

Hawthorn may refer to:

In plants:

Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), the Hawthorn tree
Crataegus (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
Rhaphiolepis (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae
Hawthorn Maple or Acer crataegifolium, a tree

In places:

Hawthorn, Pennsylvania, a city in the United States
Hawthorn, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia
- Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne in the above suburb
- Electoral district of Hawthorn, a Victorian Legislative Assembly seat based on and named after the above suburb
Hawthorn, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide, Australia
Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Australia
The Hawthorns, the stadium for the West Bromwich Albion F.C. in England
- The Hawthorns station, a train and metro station that serves the ground
Hawthorn, County Durham, a village in County Durham, in England
Hawthorn, Wiltshire, a government bunker complex in Wiltshire, in England
Hawthorn, Hampshire, a village in Hampshire, in England
Hawthorns, Staffordshire, a village in Staffordshire, in England
Hawthorn, Glamorgan, a village in Glamorgan, in Wales

In other:

Hawthorn Leslie and Company, a British shipbuilder usually referred to as "Hawthorn" and located in Newcastle upon Tyne
Hawthorn Football Club, the Hawthorn Hawks are an Australian rules football club
Hawthorn Suites, a hotel chain in the United States