hackberry

English - Turkish

Definition of hackberry in English Turkish dictionary: {i} çitlembik, melengiç; melengiç

English - English

Definition of hackberry in English English dictionary: The purple-black fruit of such plants; Any of several small shrubs or trees of the genus Celtis, having small fruit; The soft wood of such plants; any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits; Any of several small shrubs or trees of the Americas, of the genus Celtis, having small fruit; small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States; A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp; occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States; {i} type of tree; fruit from this tree; sugarberry
american hackberry: large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
european hackberry: bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe

hackberry

Hyphenation

hack·ber·ry

häkberi

/ˈhakˌberē/ /ˈhækˌbɛriː/

[ 'hak-"ber-E ] (noun.) 1779. alteration of hagberry.

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