Definitions for hackberryˈhækˌbɛr i, -bə ri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hack•ber•ryˈhækˌbɛr i, -bə ri(n.)(pl.)-ries.
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
Category: Plants
the sometimes edible fruit of such a tree.
Category: Plants
the wood of such a tree.
Category: Botany, Plants
Origin of hackberry:
1775–85, Amer.; var. of hagberry < Scand
Princeton's WordNet
hackberry, nettle tree(noun)
any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
sugarberry, hackberry(noun)
small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States
Wiktionary
hackberry(Noun)
Any of several small shrubs or trees of the genus Celtis, having small fruit.
hackberry(Noun)
The purple-black fruit of such plants.
hackberry(Noun)
The soft wood of such plants.
Webster Dictionary
Hackberry(noun)
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
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