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hawthorn
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2009
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haw·thorn
/ ˈhôˌ[unvoicedth]ôrn/
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a thorny shrub or tree (genus Crataegus) of the rose family, with white, pink, or red blossoms and small dark red fruits (haws). Native to north temperate regions, it is commonly used for hedges.
ORIGIN: Old English hagathorn, probably meaning literally ‘hedge thorn’ (see haw1 , thorn).
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Hawthorn, garlic & cayenne--3 herbs for health
Magazine article from: Better Nutrition; 2/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...dong quai and black cohosh, and hawthorn and garlic, which have well-known benefits for heart function. HAWTHORN: FROM HEDGES TO SUPPLEMENTS The city...with ginkgo trees, several hedges of hawthorn, hearty stands of lavender and yarrow...
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Hawthorn Suites Features Wireless Computer Environment In Hotels Across the Country.
PR Newswire; 7/24/2002; 700+ words
; ...needs of today's high-tech savvy traveler, Hawthorn Suites hotels across North America are being outfitted...StayOnline system in approximately 40 percent of Hawthorn branded hotels. Hawthorn guests will be able to gain access to the Internet...
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Hawthorn Suites Hotels Rewards Hyatt Gold Passport Members with Bonus Points.
PR Newswire; 9/30/2003; 664 words
; ...are Hyatt Gold Passport members and stay at Hawthorn Suites hotels from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31...bonus points for booking their stay through hawthorn.com . "The partnership between Hawthorn Suites and Hyatt Gold Passport has become...
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Hawthorn Suites Unveils Sleek, New Prototype Design To Provide Extended-Stay Guests With Home-like Feeling.
PR Newswire; 2/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...an extension of their home in their hotel, Hawthorn Suites (http://www.hawthorn.com/) -- the all-suites hotel brand with...color- coordinated palettes. Tomorrow's Hawthorn Suites utilizes the current footprint, but...
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Hawthorn, Jeremy. Sexuality and the Erotic in the Fiction of Joseph Conrad.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Studies in the Novel; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; HAWTHORN, JEREMY. Sexuality and the Erotic in...of Conrad's fictions" (11) Jeremy Hawthorn explores Joseph Conrad's fascination...despite this promising opening claim, Hawthorn's analysis of Conrad's interest in...
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Hawthorn Suites Opens 50th Property, Continuing Record Growth.
PR Newswire; 1/6/1999; 700+ words
; ...Nasdaq: USFS), franchisor of Hawthorn Suites, the chain of upper-end extended stay hotels, and Hawthorn Suites LTD., the mid-market brand...starting to reach critical mass for the Hawthorn brand," said Mike Leven, president...
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Hawthorn Hotels & Suites to Expand to Turkey With Hawthorn Karaca Resort in Bodrum.
PR Newswire; 1/5/2005; 700+ words
; ...USFS), parent company of the franchisor of Hawthorn Suites, announced today that Hawthorn Hotels & Suites Brand Management, Regional...North Africa and Turkey, is bringing the Hawthorn Suites brand to Turkey. The first property...
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Hawthorn: A heart healer with sea-faring roots
Magazine article from: Better Nutrition; 2/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; The use of hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), a small shrubby tree common...Pilgrim-bearing vessel. is an archaic name for hawthorn. Aside from its sea-faring connections, hawthorn has a long and distinguished history as a healer...
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Hawthorn Suites Celebrates New Website with 1,000 Gold Passport Bonus Points.
PR Newswire; 4/6/2004; 700+ words
; Hawthorn Suites, the extended stay all-suite hotel...celebrating its new look at http://www.hawthorn.com/ with a bonus offer of 1,000 Hyatt Gold Passport(R) points for Hawthorn visitors who log onto the website and join...
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Hawthorn fruit is hypolipidemic in rabbits fed a high cholesterol diet
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Biochemical and Molecular Action of Nutrients Hawthorn Fruit Is Hypolipidemic in Rabbits Fed...examined the hypolipidemic activity of hawthorn fruit. New Zealand white rabbits were...HC diet supplemented with 2 g/100 g hawthorn fruit powder (HC-H). After 12 wk...
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Hawthorn
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hawthorn Description Hawthorn is a dense, thorny shrub that grows 5 – 13 ft (1.5...planted along hedges to deter trespassers since the Middle Ages. Hawthorn grows throughout the world anywhere that is moist. Hawthorn is...
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hawthorn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
hawthorn any species of the genus Crataegus of...are associated with May Day, and the hawthorn (called also may, thorn, haw, whitethorn...There are many legends surrounding the hawthorn, e.g., that of the Glastonbury thorn...
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Sun's Soup
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...lentil (seed of the Lens esculenta plant) hawthorn fruit ( Crataegus pinnatifida fructus ) onion...to treat medical problems in some cultures. Hawthorn fruit is the fruit of the hawthorn tree or bush. It has been used to treat conditions...
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Organization Theory
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
...of these was probably the so-called Hawthorn Studies. These studies, conducted primarily...Western Electric Company plant known as the Hawthorn Works. The company wanted to determine...incentive systems. The legacy of the Hawthorn studies and other organizational research...
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Beauraing
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...The Lady had changed locations, to the lower branch of a hawthorn tree. This would be the site of all of the future apparitions...December, the five children gathering at the spot before the hawthorn tree in a trance -like state generally referred to as ecstasy...
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