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POSSUM HAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does possum haw mean?
• POSSUM HAW (noun)
The noun POSSUM HAW has 1 sense:
1. deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
Familiarity information: POSSUM HAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bearberry; Ilex decidua; possum haw; winterberry
Hypernyms ("possum haw" is a kind of...):
holly (any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges)
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