hagberry
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
According to Some Folklore of Trees, Animals, and River-fishing from the N.E. of Scotland, "The wood of the 'hackberry' or bird-cherry (Prunus padus) is not used as a staff or for any other purpose, as it is looked on as the witch's tree."
Noun[edit]
hagberry (plural hagberries)
- Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
- Its bittersweet astringent fruit, readily eaten by birds.
Synonyms[edit]
- (tree): bird cherry
- (fruit): bird cherry, hag, hackberry
Translations[edit]
tree — see bird cherry
fruit — see bird cherry