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COCKSPUR THORN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
Synonyms:
cockspur hawthorn; cockspur thorn; Crataegus crus-galli
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cockspur thorn" is a kind of...):
haw; hawthorn (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)
Holonyms ("cockspur thorn" is a member of...):
Crataegus; genus Crataegus (thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple)