black haw

American  

noun

1. sheepberry.

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Etymology

Origin of black haw

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Example Sentences

The black haw has the characteristic flowers and fruit of its genus, but is smaller throughout than the other two, and its branches are stout.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

The fruit of the black haw, or stag-bush, is not edible until after frost has touched it.

From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Beard, Lina

The young man waited, standing by a black haw upon the bank of the little stream.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

In the West the black haw is a round-headed, native tree found from Puget Sound southward through California and eastward to Colorado and New Mexico.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

The last admonition was shared with the bent old lady, who was too dim-sighted, evidently, to have seen her laborer’s telepogram and now appeared from around the misnamed white-blooming black haw.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel