Definition of Parsley haw

1. Noun. Southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves.

Exact synonyms: Crataegus Apiifolia, Crataegus Marshallii, Parsley-leaved Thorn
Group relationships: Crataegus, Genus Crataegus
Generic synonyms: Haw, Hawthorn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parsley Haw

parsed
parser
parsers
parses
parsettensite
parsimonies
parsimonious
parsimoniously
parsimoniousness
parsimony
parsing
parsings
parsley
parsley-leaved thorn
parsley frog
parsley haw (current term)
parsleyed
parsleys
parslied
parsnep
parsneps
parsnip
parsniplike
parsnippy
parsnips
parsnipy
parson
parson's nose
parson bird
parsonage

Literary usage of Parsley haw

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"parsley haw. RANGE.—Coast region from southern Virginia to central Florida, and west in the ... parsley haw (NC, Ala., Fla., Miss., La.); Red Haw (Miss. ..."

2. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"... parsley haw, grows from the Atlantic coast region of southern Virginia to central Florida, extending westward through the Gulf states to Texas and ..."

3. The Woods of the United States by Charles Sprague Sargent, American Museum of Natural History (1885)
"parsley haw. Southern Virginia, southward near the coast to about latitude 28°, extending west through the Gulf States to southern Arkansas and the valley ..."

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