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English noun: hackberry

1. hackberry (plant) any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits


Synonymsnettle tree


Broader (hypernym)tree


Narrower (hyponym)American hackberry, Celtis australis, Celtis laevigata, Celtis occidentalis, European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry, sugarberry


Member meronymCeltis, genus Celtis

2. hackberry (food) small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States


Synonymssugarberry


Broader (hypernym)berry









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