Definitions for hackberryˈhækˌbɛr i, -bə ri

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hack•ber•ryˈhækˌbɛr i, -bə ri(n.)(pl.)-ries.

  1. any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.

    Category: Plants

  2. the sometimes edible fruit of such a tree.

    Category: Plants

  3. the wood of such a tree.

    Category: Botany, Plants

Origin of hackberry:

1775–85, Amer.; var. of hagberry < Scand

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hackberry, nettle tree(noun)

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

  2. sugarberry, hackberry(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. hackberry(Noun)

    Any of several small shrubs or trees of the genus Celtis, having small fruit.

  2. hackberry(Noun)

    The purple-black fruit of such plants.

  3. hackberry(Noun)

    The soft wood of such plants.

Webster Dictionary

  1. 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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