noun
Meaning 1
hackberry
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sugarberry
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noun
Meaning 2
small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hackberry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: berry
noun
Meaning 3
deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Celtis laevigata
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hackberry, nettle tree
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh2 Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Middle English berye English berry English sugarberry From sugar + berry.