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hagberry

hagberry noun: prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.

hagberry: prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry
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Noun

hagberry (plural hagberries)

  1. Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
  2. Its bittersweet astringent fruit, readily eaten by birds.

Synonyms of hagberry

Forms of hagberry

pluralhagberries

Origin of hagberry

From hag + berry. 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."

Questions about hagberry

What does hagberry mean?
Hagberry means prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
What part of speech is hagberry?
Hagberry is a noun.
What is the plural of hagberry?
The plural of hagberry is hagberries.

Words near hagberry in the dictionary

  1. Hagartys
  2. Hagberg
  3. Hagberg number
  4. Hagbergs
  5. hagberries
  6. hagberry
  7. hagboat
  8. hagboats
  9. hagbolt
  10. hagborn
  11. hagbus

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