An archaic or dialectal name for the bird cherry or a similar small tree with berries.
From Old English or Germanic roots, possibly combining 'burr' (rough, prickly) with 'tree.' The term may also relate to the tree's berry-bearing nature or rough bark characteristics.
Regional names for plants like 'burtree' remind us that different communities called the same tree by different names—before standardized scientific naming, every village had its own plant vocabulary!
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