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• noun (Context 1)
The tart, red, cranberry-like fruit of several species of hawthorn trees native to the wetlands of the southeastern United States, highly prized for making a distinctive local jelly.
Usage Example
"Every spring, local families venture into the shallow swamplands to skim floating mayhaws from the water's surface for jelly."
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haw
• noun (Context 2)
Any of the wetland-dwelling hawthorn trees (such as Crataegus aestivalis or Crataegus opaca) of the southeastern United States that bear this fruit.
Usage Example
"The native hawthorn thrives best in the damp, acidic soils found along Southern river basins and creek banks."
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hawthorn
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