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1. (n.) hackberry
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
2. hackberry
the sometimes edible fruit of such a tree.
3. hackberry
the wood of such a tree.
Etymology: (1775–85, Amer.; var. of hagberry < Scand)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hackberry, nettle tree
any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
2. (noun) sugarberry, hackberry
small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States
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1. (noun) hackberry
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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