English hawthorn
       n 1: 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 [syn: Crataegus monogyna]
       2: 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 [syn: whitethorn,
           may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha]