NOUN | plant | sugarberry, Celtis laevigata | deciduous shade tree with small black berries |
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food | sugarberry, hackberry | small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits |
Meaning | deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood. | |
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Synonym | Celtis laevigata | |
Member of | Celtis, genus Celtis | large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit |
Broader | hackberry, nettle tree | Any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits |
Meaning | small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States. | |
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Synonym | hackberry | |
Broader | berry | Any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits |
Spanish | almeza, almez | |
Catalan | lledó |
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