sugarberry
[ shoog-er-ber-ee ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌbɛr i /
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noun, plural sug·ar·ber·ries.
a hackberry, Celtis laevigata, of the southern U.S.
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It is in autumn, of course, that the hackberry earns its name, sugarberry.
Trees Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen RogersBotanists formerly confused the two, and probably some insist still that sugarberry is only a variety of hackberry.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. GibsonAn immense sugarberry tree, beautifully proportioned, casts inviting shade directly in front of the stoop.
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