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hackberry
\ˈhak- — see berry\ noun
Etymology: alteration of hagberry
1. : any of several No. American trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis; especially : a large roundheaded tree (C. occidentalis) of eastern and central United States that has dark purple edible berries and is sometimes planted for shade or in shelterbelts — called also sugarberry
2. : the pale to grayish or greenish yellow moderately hard tough wood of hackberry (especially C. occidentalis) |