hagberry

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

hagberries plural

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近义词

词源

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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