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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 berries
Familiarity information: PEAR HAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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