hagberry

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English

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Prunus padus (hagberry)
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Etymology

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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."

Noun

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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.

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