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Heister.

young foliage tree of a height between 1 and 2.5 metres

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhaɪ̯stər/[ˈhaɪ̯s.tɐ][ˈhaɪ̯.stɐ]
  1. young foliage tree of a height between 1 and 2.5 metres

    masculine · strong
  2. any young tree, especially a young beech

    dialectal · masculine · regional · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German heister, from Old High German *heistar, from Proto-West Germanic *haistr. The word was rare in Middle High German and its modern specialist use chiefly continues cognate Middle Low German heister, hêster (“young tree”).

noun/ˈhaɪ̯stər/[ˈhaɪ̯s.tɐ][ˈhaɪ̯.stɐ]
  1. synonym of Elster (“magpie”)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Low German Heister, from Middle Low German hēgester, from Old Saxon agastria, from Proto-West Germanic *agastrijā. Doublet of Elster.

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