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haw
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haw, common name for several plants, e.g., the hawthorn hawthorn, any species of the genus Crataegus of the family Rosaceae ( rose family), shrubs and trees widely distributed in north temperate climates and especially common in E North America.
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 and the black haw (see honeysuckle honeysuckle, common name for some members of the Caprifoliaceae, a family comprised mostly of vines and shrubs of the Northern Hemisphere, especially abundant in E Asia and E North America.
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haw1
1. the round or oval fruit (a pome) of the hawthorn, usually red or yellow, containing one to five seeds
2. another name for hawthorn

haw2
the nictitating membrane of a horse or other domestic animal


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