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hackberry

hack·ber·ry [ ˈhak-ˌber-ē]

hackberry

noun

[ˈhak-ˌber-ē]

Definition of hackberry

: any of a genus (Celtis) of trees and shrubs of the elm family with small often edible berries
also : its wood

Recent Examples on the Web

//Outside, a tire swing hangs from a huge hackberry tree.
— Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, "Made with love: Custom-built house near La Grange boasts stunning DIY decor," 24 Oct. 2019
//Perhaps pruning out mulberry, Chinaberry and hackberry also reduced the usual available rubbing trunks?
— Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, "How to deal with the garden damage from the dang deer," 9 Aug. 2019
//The water runs fast, flashing between banks of oak and willow, cottonwood and box elder and hackberry, and intricate wild-haired tapestries of fern.
— Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "Ramblin’ Man," 24 June 2019
//Now also is a good time to control hardwood seedlings such as hackberry, mulberry and Chinaberry and vining weeds such as Smilax and catsclaw.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, "It’s early, but you may want to pull your tomatoes now," 22 June 2018
//The mother trees are somewhere else, and the seeds have been brought in by birds (mulberries, hackberries) or the wind (cottonwoods, willows and box elders).
— Neil Sperry, star-telegram, "Volunteering is great but 'volunteer' plants are a whole different story," 1 June 2018
//The mixed oak/hackberry woodlands found on the property’s chenier ridges are crucial resting/feeding stations for swarms of songbirds that pass through the area on spring and autumn migrations.
— Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Major additions in the works for Texas’ public lands," 22 Apr. 2018
//Five types that come up commonly in the beds at our house are cottonwoods, willows, hackberries, mulberries and box elders.
— Neil Sperry, star-telegram, "Volunteering is great but 'volunteer' plants are a whole different story," 1 June 2018
//Species available for planting include ironwood, hackberry, American linden, red and swamp oak and the Kentucky coffee tree.
— Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, "Slowik: Blue Island is better looking, more engaged after tree-planting campaign," 23 May 2018

First Known Use of hackberry

1779, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for hackberry

alteration of hagberry a cherry resembling the chokecherry

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