HyperDic: genus_celtis

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Celtis:
NOUNplantgenus Celtis, Celtislarge genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit
English > genus Celtis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit.
SynonymCeltis
Member ofUlmaceae, family Ulmaceae, elm familyA dicot family of the order Urticales including
MembersAmerican hackberry, Celtis occidentalislarge deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry, Celtis australisbright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe
hackberry, nettle treeAny of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
sugarberry, Celtis laevigatadeciduous shade tree with small black berries
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
CatalanCeltis

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