1. hawthorn - Noun
2. Hawthorn - Proper noun
A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crataegus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made. Oliver Goldsmith
Poetry and imagination begin life. A child will fall on its knees on the gravel walk at the sight of a pink hawthorn in full flower, when it is by itself, to praise God for it. Florence Nightingale
And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. John Milton
The world is like a little marsh filled with mint and white hawthorn. Mary MacLane
How right it is to love flowers and the greenery of pines and ivy and hawthorn hedges; they have been with us from the very beginning. Vincent van Gogh
The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowers Stream from the hawthorn on the wind away, The doors clap to, the pane is blind with showers. Pass me the can, lad; there's an end of May. A. E. Housman