hackberry
1. any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits • Syn: nettle tree • Hypernyms: tree • Hyponyms: European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry, Celtis australis, American hackberry, Celtis occidentalis, sugarberry, Celtis laevigata • Member Holonyms: Celtis, genus Celtis 2. small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States • Syn: sugarberry • Hypernyms: berry
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