hackberry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
    nettle tree.
  2. noun small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States
    sugarberry.

WordNet

Hack"ber`ry noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States. Gray.

Webster 1913