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Hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves
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mayhaw
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Mayhaw is the name given to the fruit of the species of Crataegus series Aestivales that are common in wetlands throughout the southern United States . The principal species are C. aestivalis , the eastern mayhaw, and C. opaca , the western mayhaw. Mayhaws ...
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n. hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves [syn: summer haw , Crataegus aestivalis ]
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mayhaw \mayhaw\ n. The hawthorn tree ( Crataegus aestivalis ) of the Southern U. S. bearing a juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves. Syn: summer haw, Crataegus aestivalis .