haw

/hɔ/

/hɔ/

Other forms: haws; hawed; hawing

Definitions of haw

1. verb

   utter `haw'
   “he hemmed and hawed”

   type of:

   emit, let loose, let out, utter

   express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
2. noun

   a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
   synonyms: hawthorn

   types:

   Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus marshallii, parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn

   southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves

   Crataegus biltmoreana, scarlet haw

   common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries

   Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, blackthorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn

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

   Crataegus crus-galli, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn

   eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns

   Crataegus aestivalis, mayhaw, summer haw

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

   Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha, English hawthorn, may, whitethorn

   thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

   Crataegus monogyna, English hawthorn

   European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America

   Crataegus coccinea mollis, Crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw

   American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs

   Crataegus oxyacantha, evergreen thorn

   evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe

   Crataegus coccinea, Crataegus pedicellata, red haw

   American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
3. noun

   the nictitating membrane of a horse
   type of:

   nictitating membrane, third eyelid

   a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals