hackberry

Plural: hackberries

Noun

• any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
• small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States
• Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Celtis, widespread over the Northern Hemisphere, having small fruit.
• Fruit of these plants.
• The wood of these plants.
• A bird cherry, any of species Prunus padus of cherry trees, of Eurasia, or its berry.

Synonyms

nettle tree, sugarberry, bird cherry, hagberry