Haw
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Haw may refer to:
The fruit of several shrubs:
Places:
People:
See also:
- The Haw or SissipahawSissipahawThe Sissipahaw or Haw Tribe were most likely a Siouan tribe of North Carolina. They are also variously recorded as Saxahapaw, Sauxpa, Sissipahaus, etc. Their settlements were generally located in the vicinity of modern-day Saxapahaw, North Carolina on the Haw River in Alamance County upstream...
people, a former tribe of the Siouan speaking Nations in the American Southeast. - Haw, the nictitating membraneNictitating membraneThe nictitating membrane is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye for protection and to moisten it while maintaining visibility. Some reptiles, birds, and sharks have a full nictitating membrane; in many mammals, there is a small...
on the eyes of some animals - HAW, the ISO 639 language code for the Hawaiian languageHawaiian languageThe Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
- Haw and gee, directional commands to a draft animal
- Haw warsHaw warsThe Haw Wars , so called in Thai, were fought against Chinese quasi-military forces invading parts of Tonkin and Thailand between the years 1865 and 1890.-Invasion of the flags:...
(1865–1890), fought against Chinese quasi-military forces invading parts of Tonkin and Thailand. - Hamburg University of Applied SciencesHamburg University of Applied SciencesThe Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is an institution of higher education and applied research located in Hamburg, Germany. Formerly known as Fachhochschule Hamburg the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1970...
The fruit of several shrubs:
- many species of hawthorn (CrataegusCrataegusCrataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...
) - several species of ViburnumViburnumViburnum is a genus of about 150–175 species of shrubs or small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. Its current classification is based on molecular phylogeny...
including:- Viburnum rufidulumViburnum rufidulumViburnum rufidulum, also known as the rusty blackhaw, blue haw, rusty nanny-berry, or southern black haw, is a flowering species of shrub or small tree that is common in parts of the Eastern and Central United States...
- Viburnum prunifoliumViburnum prunifoliumViburnum prunifolium , is a species of Viburnum native to southeastern North America, from Connecticut west to eastern Kansas, and south to Alabama and Texas.-Growth:It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 2–9 m tall with a short crooked trunk and stout...
- Viburnum nudumViburnum nudumViburnum nudum is a plant in the muskroot family, Adoxaceae.-Description:...
- Viburnum rufidulum
- Haw flakesHaw flakesHaw flakes are Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn. The dark pink candy is usually formed into discs one millimeter thick. Some Chinese people take the flakes with bitter Chinese herbal medicine.-History:...
, Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthornCrataegus pinnatifidaCrataegus pinnatifida, also known as Chinese hawthorn or shānzhā , refers to a small to a medium-sized tree as well as the fruit of the tree. The fruit is bright red, 1.5 inches in diameter.-Culinary use:...
Places:
- New HawNew HawNew Haw is a village in Surrey, England about 25 miles to the southwest of London. It is located near the communities of Byfleet, West Byfleet, Woodham, Weybridge, Addlestone and Ottershaw....
, a village in Surrey - Haw RiverHaw RiverThe Haw River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 110 mi long, that is entirely contained in north central North Carolina in the United States...
, a tributary of the Cape Fear River in north central North Carolina - Haw River Valley AVAHaw River Valley AVAThe Haw River Valley American Viticultural Area officially became the third federally granted appellation in North Carolina on April 29, 2009, joining the Yadkin Valley AVA and the Swan Creek AVA inside the Yadkin Valley. The Haw River Valley AVA covers the northern, central portion of the state...
People:
- Brian HawBrian HawBrian William Haw was an English protester and peace campaigner who lived for almost ten years in a camp in London's Parliament Square from 2001, in a protest against UK and US foreign policy...
(1949–2011), protester in London's Parliament Square - Haw. in botanical nomenclature stands for Adrian Hardy HaworthAdrian Hardy HaworthAdrian Hardy Haworth was an English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist.He was the son of Benjamin Haworth of Haworth Hall...
, an English entomologist and botanist
See also:
- Hawthorn (disambiguation)