hackberry
any of several trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
the sometimes edible fruit of such a tree.
the wood of such a tree.
Origin of hackberry
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How to use hackberry in a sentence
That day the command had no food except the few hackberries we found and the bark of the trees we gnawed upon.
The Price of the Prairie | Margaret Hill McCarterA lone cottonwood stood tall and gaunt among a few hackberries.
Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon | Billy DixonAlong the upper ledge are elms and hackberries, with many thick clumps of fragrant sumac.
Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus | Henry S. FitchGube, hackberries, are the size of black peppers or the smaller cherries (nanpa-jiga).
Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370)) | James Owen DorseyYoung hackberries of all sizes are numerous throughout the woodland.
British Dictionary definitions for hackberry
/ (ˈhækˌbɛrɪ) /
any American tree or shrub of the ulmaceous genus Celtis, having edible cherry-like fruits
the fruit or soft yellowish wood of such a tree
Origin of hackberry
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