hackberry
Noun
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Any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits (synset 112429736)
is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiospermssubtypes:
- celtis australis, european hackberry, mediterranean hackberry - bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe
- american hackberry, celtis occidentalis - large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
- celtis laevigata, sugarberry - deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood
belongs to: celtis, genus celtis - large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruitsame as: nettle tree -
Small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits;
Southern United States (synset 107762014)is a type of: berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preservessame as: sugarberry
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