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Crataegus


Cra-tæ′gus

(kr?-t?′g?s)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
κραταιγός
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes.

Definition 2024


Crataegus

Crataegus

See also: crataegus

Translingual

Proper noun

Crataegus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the crataeguses or hawthorns, native to cool climates in the Northern Hemisphere.

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References

  1. Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
  2. Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

crataegus

crataegus

See also: Crataegus

English

Crataegus monogyna

Noun

crataegus (plural crataeguses)

  1. ]Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.