Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crataegus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: cratae-gus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Crataegus, from Ancient Greek κράταιγος (krátaigos, “Crataegus heldreichii”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Crataegus, κράταιγος

Inflected Forms

crataeguses (plural)

Synonyms

thornapple May-tree whitethorn hawberry

Questions

What does crataegus mean?: Any plant of the genus Crataegus, the hawthorns.
Where does crataegus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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