black-haw

black haw

noun

Origin:
1700–10, Americanism

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black haw

noun
1. deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico [syn: false buckthorn
2. upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America 
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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