HACKBERRY


Meaning of HACKBERRY in English

■ noun ( plural hackberries )

1》 a tree with leaves that resemble those of nettles. [ Celtis occidentalis (N. America) and other species.]

2》 the purple berry of the ~ tree.

Origin

C18: var. of north. Engl. dialect hagberry , of Scand. origin.

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