hackberry
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern…Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
(countable, uncountable)Fruit of these plants.
Zürgelbaum, Nesselbaum
карка́сkarkás, карка́сkarkás
(uncountable)The wood of these plants.
карка́сkarkás
(countable, uncountable)A bird cherry, any member of the species Prunus padus of cherry trees, of Eurasia, or its berry.
Translations
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Origin
A variant of hagberry.A variant of hagberry.
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Forms
plural: hackberries| Singular | hackberry |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits:nettle tree
- small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States:sugarberry
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable