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Definition of Pear haw
1. Noun. Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries.
Exact synonyms: Blackthorn, Crataegus Calpodendron, Crataegus Tomentosa, Pear Hawthorn
Group relationships: Crataegus, Genus Crataegus
Generic synonyms: Haw, Hawthorn
Group relationships: Crataegus, Genus Crataegus
Generic synonyms: Haw, Hawthorn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pear Haw
Literary usage of Pear haw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Leaves and Flowers, Or, Object Lessons in Botany: With a Flora : Prepared by Alphonso Wood (1891)
"Pome, the Apple, Pear, Haw, a fleshy fruit with several distinct cells. Here the
fleshy calyx grows fast to the ovaries; while in the Hip, or Rose-fruit, ..."
2. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"... Pear Thorn, Black Thorn, Common or White Thorn, pear haw; (g) C. liniflora
Moench (C. parvifolia Ait.), Dwarf Thorn, suited for low hedges. ..."