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sugarberry

DEFINITIONS OF: sugarberry

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n deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood

Synonyms:
Celtis laevigata
Type of:
hackberry, nettle tree
any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits

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

Synonyms:
hackberry
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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