English noun: haw |
1. | haw (plant) a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus |
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| Synonyms | hawthorn |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | blackthorn, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, 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, downy haw, English hawthorn, English hawthorn, evergreen thorn, may, mayhaw, parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn, red haw, red haw, scarlet haw, summer haw, whitethorn |
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| Member meronym | Crataegus, genus Crataegus |
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2. | haw (body) the nictitating membrane of a horse |
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| Broader (hypernym) | nictitating membrane, third eyelid |
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