hackberry
noun pl. hackberries
- ☆ any of a genus (Celtis) of American trees of the elm family, with a small fruit resembling a cherry
- ☆ its fruit or its wood
See hackberry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hăkˈbĕrˌē)
noun In all senses also called
sugarberry.
- Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis, having inconspicuous flowers and small, usually ovoid drupes.
- The fruit of such a plant.
- The soft yellowish wood of these trees or shrubs.
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