Haw
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The haw is the red fruit of the hawthorn, somewhat similiar in appearance to a rosehip, both being of the same botanical family (rosaceae). The word haw comes from the Old English haga, meaning "enclosure" or "hedge" (see also hag).
"enclosure," O.E. haga "enclosure, hedge," from P.Gmc. *khag- (cf. O.N. hagi, O.S. hago, M.Du. hage, Du. haag, as in the city name The Hague). See hag and hedge. Meaning "fruit of the hawthorn bush" (O.E.) is perhaps short for *hægberie.
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