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PARSLEY HAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parsley haw mean?
• PARSLEY HAW (noun)
The noun PARSLEY HAW has 1 sense:
1. southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
Familiarity information: PARSLEY HAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Crataegus apiifolia; Crataegus marshallii; parsley-leaved thorn; parsley haw
Hypernyms ("parsley haw" is a kind of...):
haw; hawthorn (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)
Holonyms ("parsley haw" is a member of...):
Crataegus; genus Crataegus (thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple)
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