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hagberry

hag·berry

uncommon

noun

1.

small cherry much liked by birds

Origin

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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