hackberry noun. ['hakb(ǝ)ri] M18.
[Var. of HAGBERRY.]
1. = HAGBERRY. north. M18.

2. Any of several N. American kinds of nettle-tree (genus Celtis), esp. C. occidentalis; the edible purplish-black fruit of such a tree, resembling that of the hagberry or bird cherry. M18.

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