hag|ber|ry

hag|ber|ry
hag|ber|ry «HAG BEHR ee, -buhr-», noun, plural -ries.
= hackberry. (Cf.hackberry)
[probably < Scandinavian (compare Danish hæg-bær; hægge bird cherry)]

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