PEAR HAW

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pear haw mean? 

• PEAR HAW (noun)
  The noun PEAR HAW has 1 sense:

1. erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries

  Familiarity information: PEAR HAW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEAR HAW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blackthorn; Crataegus calpodendron; Crataegus tomentosa; pear haw; pear hawthorn

Hypernyms ("pear haw" is a kind of...):

haw; hawthorn (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)

Holonyms ("pear haw" is a member of...):

Crataegus; genus Crataegus (thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple)