单词 | hackwood |
释义 | hackwoodn. English regional (northern) and U.S. regional. A hackberry (or hagberry) tree.In British context: a tree of the genus Prunus (see hagberry n. 1). In U.S. context: a tree of the genus Celtis (see hackberry n. 2a). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > cherry tree > bird-cherry tree bird cherry1597 hagberry1597 hackberry1726 cluster-cherry1731 hackwood1853 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 58 Prunus Padus..The shrub is called Hackwood, and the fruit Hackberry or Hagberry. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words at Hacker-berry Hack-wood is a name for the shrub itself, and hacker, hack, and hagberry are names for its fruit. 1960 in Western Folklore 19 108 Picking me up a hackwood stick I knocked that fair maid down. 2010 T. Lee Puma's Daughter in E. Datlow & T. Windling Beastly Bride 63 The peach vine growing on the ancient hackwood tree was hung with round lanterns of fruit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853 |
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