haw vs may

haw and may both are nouns.

haw is a verb but may is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
haw	Yes	No	Yes	No
may	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, may is a hyponym of haw; that is, may is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than haw:

haw: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
may: 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, English hawthorn, whitethorn, Crataegus monogyna, English hawthorn, Crataegus coccinea mollis, Crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw, Crataegus oxyacantha, evergreen thorn, Crataegus coccinea, Crataegus pedicellata, red haw.

haw (noun)	may (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

haw (verb)	may (verb)
utter `haw'

Difference between haw and may

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