MAYHAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mayhaw mean? 

• MAYHAW (noun)
  The noun MAYHAW has 1 sense:

1. hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves

  Familiarity information: MAYHAW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAYHAW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Crataegus aestivalis; mayhaw; summer haw

Hypernyms ("mayhaw" is a kind of...):

haw; hawthorn (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)

Holonyms ("mayhaw" is a member of...):

Crataegus; genus Crataegus (thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple)