Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun This species has the largest flowers and the largest and best-flavored fruit of the genus. In southwestern Louisiana the fruit is largely gathered for the market, being utilized for jellies, etc. Also called summer haw.
  • noun A small tree, Cratægus æstivalis, of the southern United States. Its fruit, which ripens in May, is used for preserves, jellies, etc. Also apple-haw.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The hawthorn tree (Crataegus aestivalis) of the Southern U. S. bearing a juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves

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Examples

  • It took her monthly flow quietly, swelled her fingers quietly, introduced quietly a craving for mayhaw jelly and Karo syrup straight from the bottle.

    Excerpt: The House of Gentle Men by Kathy Hepinstall 2000

  • Some of our prettiest flowering trees also attract wildlife - the grancy graybeard, the parsley hawthorn and the mayhaw.

    unknown title 2009

  • Some of our prettiest flowering trees also attract wildlife - the grancy graybeard, the parsley hawthorn and the mayhaw.

    unknown title 2009

  • "Georgia Jelly Queen", a variety of highly productive upland mayhaw.

    unknown title 2009

  • House of Webster, based in Rogers, Ark., sells various jellies at the market, including mayhaw, wild blackberry and Concord grape.

    Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories 2009

  • "Georgia Jelly Queen", a variety of highly productive upland mayhaw.

    unknown title 2009

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