Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockspur hawthorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: cock-spur hawthorn
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A broad North American tree, with edible fruit, often grown ornamentally and used in horticulture; Crataegus crus-galli

Example Sentences

"A broad, exceedingly thorny plant, cockspur hawthorn can grow 25 to 30 feet tall, with a trunk diameter of 10 to 12 inches."
"Cockspur hawthorn and Washington hawthorn retain their fruits all winter long."
"The cockspur hawthorn is used in clipped hedges and less formally controlled hedgerows, where the cockspur's density and thorns help keep out animal pests."

Inflected Forms

cockspur hawthorns (plural)

Synonyms

cockspur thorn crataegus crus-galli

Questions

What does cockspur hawthorn mean?: A broad North American tree, with edible fruit, often grown ornamentally and used in horticulture; Crataegus crus-galli

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