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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 2024
hackberry
hackberry
English
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Southern Hackberry
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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