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hackberry

Main Entry:: hack·ber·ry
Pronunciation:: \ˈhak-ˌber-ē\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: alteration of hagberry a cherry resembling the chokecherry
Date:: 1779

: any of a genus (Celtis) of trees and shrubs of the elm family with small often edible berries ; also : its wood

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