The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hawthorn \Haw"thorn`\ (h[add]"th[^o]rn`), n. [AS.
   haga[thorn]orn, h[ae]g[thorn]orn. See Haw a hedge, and
   Thorn.] (Bot.)
   A thorny shrub or tree (the Crat[ae]gus 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 Crat[ae]gus cordata, which has the leaves but
   little lobed.
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         Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade
         To shepherds?                            --Shak.
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