whitethorn n 1: 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}, {English hawthorn}, {may}, {Crataegus laevigata}, {Crataegus oxycantha}]
Whitethorn \White"thorn`\, n. (Bot.) The hawthorn. [1913 Webster]