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Definition of Parsley haw
1. Noun. Southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves.
Group relationships: Crataegus, Genus Crataegus
Generic synonyms: Haw, Hawthorn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parsley Haw
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 ..."