black haw

/blæk hɔ/
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Other forms: black haws

Definitions of black haw
  1. noun
    upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America
    synonyms: Viburnum prunifolium
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  2. noun
    deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
    synonyms: Bumelia lanuginosa, chittamwood, chittimwood, false buckthorn, shittimwood
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    type of:
    buckthorn
    any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
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