HACKBERRY

sugarberry, hackberry

(noun) small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

hackberry, nettle tree

(noun) any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hackberry (countable and uncountable, plural hackberries)

Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.

The fruit of these plants.

(uncountable) The wood of these plants.

Prunus padus, a species of cherry tree, of Eurasia, or its berry.

Synonyms

• (Prunus padus): bird cherry, hagberry

Source: Wiktionary


Hack"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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