HACKBERRY


Meaning of HACKBERRY in English

ˈhak- — see berry noun

Etymology: alteration of hagberry

1. : any of several No. American trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis ; especially : a large roundheaded tree ( C. occidentalis ) of eastern and central United States that has dark purple edible berries and is sometimes planted for shade or in shelterbelts — called also sugarberry

2. : the pale to grayish or greenish yellow moderately hard tough wood of hackberry (especially C. occidentalis )

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