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hackberry

DEFINITIONS OF: hackberry

1

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

Synonyms:
nettle tree
Types:
Celtis australis, European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry
bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe
American hackberry, Celtis occidentalis
large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
Celtis laevigata, sugarberry
deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

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

Synonyms:
sugarberry
Type of:
berry
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
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