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Definition of Scarlet haw
1. Noun. Common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries.
Exact synonyms: Crataegus Biltmoreana
Group relationships: Crataegus, Genus Crataegus
Generic synonyms: Haw, Hawthorn
Group relationships: Crataegus, Genus Crataegus
Generic synonyms: Haw, Hawthorn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarlet Haw
Literary usage of Scarlet haw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Hampshire County, West Virginia by Hu Maxwell, Howard Llewellyn Swisher (1897)
"The name scarlet haw is misleading, as the true scarlet haw is not found in this
state. BLACK THORN, or pear haw, ..."
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