black haw

noun

Sideroxylon lanuginosum, also native to Mexico.

Similar
false buckthornchittamwoodchittimwoodshittimwoodBumelia lanuginosaViburnum prunifolium
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Meanings

nounblack haw (countable and uncountable, plural black haws)

plural black haws · alternative blackhaw

  1. One of several woody plants of a few species, especially of Viburnum, all native to North America:
    1. countableuncountableSideroxylon lanuginosum, also native to Mexico.
    2. countableuncountableViburnum lentago.
    3. countableuncountableViburnum prunifolium.
    4. countableuncountableViburnum rufidulum (rusty blackhaw).

Synonyms & antonyms

noundeciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico

Similar
false buckthornchittamwoodchittimwoodshittimwoodBumelia lanuginosa
Broader
buckthorn

nounupright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America

Similar
Viburnum prunifolium
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
black haw viburnumchittamwoodshittimwood

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black haw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20haw.

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