English hawthorn vs haw

English hawthorn and haw both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
English hawthorn	Yes	No	No	No
haw	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, haw is a hypernym of English hawthorn; that is, haw is a word with a broader meaning than English hawthorn:

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

Other hypernyms of English hawthorn include hawthorn.

As nouns, haw is a hypernym of English hawthorn; that is, haw is a word with a broader meaning than English hawthorn:

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

Other hypernyms of English hawthorn include hawthorn.

English hawthorn (noun)	haw (noun)
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	the nictitating membrane of a horse
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	a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

English hawthorn (verb)	haw (verb)
	utter `haw'