black haw
black haw · black haws
Sideroxylon lanuginosum, also native to MexicoOne of several woody plants of a few species, especially of Viburnum, all native to North America: Sideroxylon lanuginosum, also native to Mexico.
Meaning
4 sensesOne of several woody plants of a few species, especially of Viburnum, all native to North America:
(countable, uncountable)Sideroxylon lanuginosum, also native to Mexico.
(countable, uncountable)Viburnum lentago.
(countable, uncountable)Viburnum prunifolium.
(countable, uncountable)Viburnum rufidulum (rusty blackhaw).
More definitions
- upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America
- deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
Forms
plural: black hawsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America:Viburnum prunifolium
- deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico:false buckthornchittamwoodchittimwoodshittimwoodBumelia lanuginosa
Lessons for this word
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