hagberry

n. 朴树的一种, 朴树材, 朴树果

词形变化

hagberries 复数 hagberries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    Its bittersweet astringent fruit, readily eaten by birds.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

fruit

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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