Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hackberry"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hackberry \Hack"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A genus of trees ({Celtis}) related to the elm, but bearing
drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. {C. occidentalis}
is common in the Eastern United States. --Gray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hackberry
n 1: any of various trees of the genus Celtis having
inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn: {nettle
tree}]
2: small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits;
southern United States [syn: {sugarberry}]
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