hairy vetch
- n European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
haematite
- n the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
haddock
- n lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
- n important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
hadean aeon
- n the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
hackmatack
- n poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
had crime
- n (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran