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HACKBERRY

\hˈakbəɹi], \hˈakbəɹi], \h_ˈa_k_b_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of HACKBERRY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Celtis occidentalis, Prunus padus

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

n. An American tree having the appearance of an elm, and bearing sweet, edible fruit, about the size of a cherry.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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