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hack⋅ber⋅ry

  [hak-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. any of several trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
2. the sometimes edible fruit of such a tree.
3. the wood of such a tree.
Origin:
1775–85, Americanism; var. of hagberry
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hack·ber·ry   (hāk'běr'ē)   
n.   In all senses also called sugarberry.

  1. Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Celtis, having inconspicuous flowers and small, usually ovoid drupes.

  2. The fruit of such a plant.

  3. The soft yellowish wood of these trees or shrubs.


[Alteration of obsolete hagberry, hegberry : hag-, heg-, hackberry (from Old Norse heggr) + berry.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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hackberry

any of several trees of the genus Celtis, with about 70 species in the hemp family (Cannabaceae), that are valued for their wood or for ornamental qualities. They are distributed primarily in temperate and tropical areas

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