Found 2 items, similar to haw.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: haw
haw
n 1: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus
Crataegus [syn:
hawthorn]
2: the nictitating membrane of a horse
haw
v : utter `haw';
“he hemmed and hawed”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: haw
Hawthorn
\Haw"thorn`\ (h[add]"th[^o]rn`), n. [AS.
haga[thorn]orn, h[ae]g[thorn]orn. See
Haw a hedge, and
Thorn.] (Bot.)
A thorny shrub or tree (the
Crat[ae]gus oxyacantha), having
deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant
flowers, and a fruit called
haw. It is much used in Europe
for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American
hawthorn is
Crat[ae]gus cordata, which has the leaves but
little lobed.
[1913 Webster]
Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade
To shepherds? --Shak.
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