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hagberry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hag-ber-ry
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.

noun

Its bittersweet astringent fruit, readily eaten by birds.

Etymology

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."

Inflected Forms

hagberries (plural)

Synonyms

bird cherry hag hackberry

Questions

What does hagberry mean?
Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
Where does hagberry come from?
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."

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