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Definition of Possum haw
1. Noun. Deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Possum Haw
Literary usage of Possum haw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Class-book of Botany: Being Outlines of the Structure, Physiology, and by Alphonso Wood (1873)
"... beneath covered with reddish brown wool ; Ivs. narrower.—SW Ga. and Mid. Fla.
Called possum haw, tho black drupes being insipid. ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... when used for posts and takes a beautiful polish.—Ulmus and avenues than any
other deciduous tree.—Viburnum prunifolium (black haw or possum haw). ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... nudum L. Possum-haw; Swamp-haw Deciduous shrub Wet woods and swamps.
Viburnum opulus L. Guelder-rose Deciduous shrub Cultivated and occasionally escaped ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... L. Possum-haw; Swamp-haw Deciduous shrub Wet woods and swamps. Viburnum opulus L.
Guelder-rose Deciduous shrub Cultivated and occasionally escaped to ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"... (Black Haw or possum haw). In very rich soils sometimes attains a height of
15 to 20 feet. The dark blue berries are retained during winter. ..."
6. The Woods and Timbers of North Carolina by Peter M. Hale, Moses Ashley Curtis (1883)
"possum haw. (V. nudum, Linn.) — Has a similar range with No. 1, and grows in cold
swampy grounds, 6 to 12 feet high. The flower-clusters in this are ..."
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