name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈhækˌbɛ˞.ɹi/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 K B EH2 R IY0
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Meaning 1
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A place in the United States:
A census-designated place in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 3
A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Gove Township, Gove County, Kansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
A town in Denton County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A locality in Lavaca County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 7
Fruit of these plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
The wood of these plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
A bird cherry, any of species Prunus padus of cherry trees, of Eurasia, or its berry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sugarberry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: berry
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Meaning 11
any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nettle tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
Narrower terms: European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry, Celtis australis, American hackberry, Celtis occidentalis, sugarberry, Celtis laevigata
History
Etymology
A variant of hagberry.
Across languages
Translations
79 source translations are retained for this English entry.