hackberry

Definition of Hackberry in English :

1. hackberry, nettle tree

any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits

2. hackberry, sugarberry

small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hackberry

noun plural -ries

1.

any American tree or shrub of the ulmaceous genus Celtis, having edible cherry-like fruits

2.

the fruit or soft yellowish wood of such a tree

nounWord forms: plural ˈhackˌberries

1. US

any of a genus (Celtis) of American trees of the elm family, with a small fruit resembling a cherry

2. US

its fruit or its wood

n.

1. Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis, having inconspicuous flowers and small, usually ovoid drupes.

2. The fruit of such a plant.

3. The soft yellowish wood of any of these trees or shrubs.