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hackberry

hack·berry

US/ˈhækˌbɛ˞.ɹi/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits

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2.

small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

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Origin

A variant of hagberry.

Phrases

  • African hackberry
  • Bunge's Hackberry
  • Caucasian hackberry
  • Chinese hackberry
  • common hackberry
  • desert hackberry
  • dwarf hackberry
  • European hackberry

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