A thorny shrub or bush, particularly in Scottish and northern English dialect; possibly referring to hawthorn or similar prickly vegetation.
From 'hag' (hawthorn or thorny shrub) + 'bush.' The term reflects regional dialect and folk nomenclature for common plants.
Hagbush names reveal how ordinary people classified plants by practical features—thorny things they'd catch on while moving through the countryside.
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