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hackberry definition

hack·berry (hak′ber′ē)

noun pl. hackberries -·ries

  1. ☆ any of a genus (Celtis) of American trees of the elm family, with a small fruit resembling a cherry
  2. ☆ its fruit or its wood

Etymology: < Scand, as in Dan hæggebær, Norw haggebär, ON heggr: for IE base see hedge

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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