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PEAR HAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pear haw mean? 

PEAR HAW (noun)
  The noun PEAR HAW has 1 sense:

1. erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berriesplay

  Familiarity information: PEAR HAW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PEAR HAW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blackthorn; Crataegus calpodendron; Crataegus tomentosa; pear haw; pear hawthorn

Hypernyms ("pear haw" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("pear haw" is a member of...):

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


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