red haw
- noun
- /rɛd hɔ/
- US
:
espino rojo
- Spring brought a burst of pink-red flowers to the old red haw tree beside the house.
Examples
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The red haw in the garden is covered with bright red fruit every autumn.
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Birds are attracted to the red haw because of its dense clusters of berries.
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The red haw tree blooms beautifully in spring.
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I saw a red haw in the park yesterday.
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The red haw tree in our backyard produces sweet berries that the birds love.
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During spring, the red haw showcases stunning clusters of pink-red flowers.
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In the fall, the red haw is filled with bright red fruit that attracts wildlife.
Synonyms
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A small tree or bush with white spring flowers and red berries
A small North American tree with red berries and clusters of pink-red flowers
A small tree or bush with groups of pink red flowers and red berries
A small American tree with red fruit and soft hairy leaves
A North American small tree with red berries and very hairy leaves and stems
A small tree with red berries and soft hairy leaves and stems
A tree that makes small red sour fruit used to make jelly
A small tree from the southern United States that has red, tart fruit used for jam
A thorny bush or small tree with small white flowers and red berries
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a simple adjective + noun combination where 'red' modifies 'haw', so the meaning 'a haw that is red / a red-fruited hawthorn' is directly derivable from the constituents. This follows a basic and cross-linguistically common compositional pattern with no idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Red haw comes from the hawthorn tree that produces bright red berries called haws. Because the tree is known for its clusters of red 'fruit', people used 'red haw' to mean a hawthorn with red berries.