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Definition of Hagberry
1. Noun. Small cherry much liked by birds.
Generic synonyms: Fruit
Definition of Hagberry
1. n. A plant of the genus Prunus (P. Padus); the bird cherry.
Definition of Hagberry
1. Noun. A species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry. ¹
2. Noun. Its bittersweet astringent fruit, readily eaten by birds and Russians. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hagberry
1. a small cherry [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Hagberry
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hagberry
Literary usage of Hagberry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Series of Facts, Hints, Observationa and Experiments on the Different by William Billington (1825)
"... they should be cut over at the ground to produce straight rods the sooner, or
they are apt to form trees. The hagberry, as it is called in the north,, ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"See Haver, hagberry. Prunus Padus, L.—Hal. Wr.; Cumb. Bot. E. Bord.; N. Lane.; Yks.
Cleveland Gloss.; Westm., E. fiord. Bot. E. Bord.; Scotl. ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"Hach-wood is a name for the shrub itself, and hacher, hach, and hagberry are
names for its fruit. HACKLE, an iron comb with very long, sharp-pointed, ..."
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