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Webster 1913 Edition
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 2025
hackberry
hackberry
English
Southern Hackberry
Prunus padus (hackberry)
Noun
hackberry (countable and uncountable, plural hackberries)
- Any of several small shrubs or trees of the genus Celtis, of North America, having small fruit.
- Prunus padus, a cherry tree, of Eurasia.
- The purple-black fruit of such plants.
- (uncountable) The soft wood of such plants.
Synonyms
- (Prunus padus): hagberry
Derived terms
terms derived from hackberry
Translations
shrub of the genus Celtis
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purple-black fruit