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Hackberry

Hack′berˊry

(hăk′bĕrˊry̆)
,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A genus of trees (
Celtis
) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp.
Celtis occidentalis
is common in the Eastern United States.
Gray.

Definition 2024


hackberry

hackberry

English

Southern Hackberry
Prunus padus (hackberry)

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Noun

hackberry (countable and uncountable, plural hackberries)

  1. Any of several small shrubs or trees of the genus Celtis, of North America, having small fruit.
  2. Prunus padus, a cherry tree, of Eurasia.
  3. The purple-black fruit of such plants.
  4. (uncountable) The soft wood of such plants.

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