1. A small dark berry produced by the bird cherry tree, similar to a cherry but smaller and more bitter.
Usage: chiefly British and Scottish; also called bird cherry
2. The bird cherry tree itself (Prunus padus), a small tree native to Europe and Asia.
Usage: chiefly British and Scottish

Examples

• The hagberry tree grows wild in the Scottish Highlands.
• Children gathered hagberries from the branches in late summer.
• Hagberries are too tart to eat raw but can be made into jam.
• The bird cherry, or hagberry, produces clusters of small white flowers in spring.
• Local foragers know where to find hagberry trees along the woodland paths.