haw vs English hawthorn
English hawthorn vs hawhaw and English hawthorn both are nouns.
haw is a verb but English hawthorn is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| haw | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| English hawthorn | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
English hawthorn is a hyponym of
haw; that is, English hawthorn is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
haw:
- haw: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
- 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
Other hyponyms of haw include
Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus marshallii, parsley-leaved thorn, parsley haw, Crataegus biltmoreana, scarlet haw, blackthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, Crataegus crus-galli, Crataegus aestivalis, mayhaw, summer haw, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha, may, whitethorn, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus coccinea mollis, Crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw, Crataegus oxyacantha, evergreen thorn, Crataegus coccinea, Crataegus pedicellata, red haw.
| haw (noun) | English hawthorn (noun) |
|---|---|
| the nictitating membrane of a horse | 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 |
| a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus | 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 (verb) | English hawthorn (verb) |
|---|---|
| utter `haw' |
Words related to "haw"
- Crataegus
- Crataegus aestivalis
- Crataegus apiifolia
- Crataegus biltmoreana
- Crataegus calpodendron
- Crataegus coccinea
- Crataegus coccinea mollis
- Crataegus crus-galli
- Crataegus laevigata
- Crataegus marshallii
- Crataegus mollis
- Crataegus monogyna
- Crataegus oxyacantha
- Crataegus oxycantha
- Crataegus pedicellata
- Crataegus tomentosa
- English hawthorn
- blackthorn
- bush
- cockspur hawthorn
- cockspur thorn
- downy haw
- emit
- evergreen thorn
- genus Crataegus
- hawthorn
- let loose
- let out
- may
- mayhaw
- nictitating membrane
- parsley haw
- parsley-leaved thorn
- pear haw
- pear hawthorn
- red haw
- scarlet haw
- shrub
- summer haw
- third eyelid
- utter
- whitethorn
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