1. (

• May

) the month following April and preceding June ;

2. (

• whitethorn ,
• English_hawthorn ,
• may ,
• Crataegus_laevigata ,
• Crataegus_oxycantha

) 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 ;