hackberry

3 definitions found

hackberry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hackberry \Hack"ber`ry\ (h[a^]k"b[e^]r`r[y^]), n. (Bot.)
     A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing
     drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. Celtis occidentalis
      is common in the Eastern United States. --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]

hackberry - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hackberry
      n 1: any of various trees of the genus Celtis having
           inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn:
           hackberry, nettle tree]
      2: small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits;
         southern United States [syn: sugarberry, hackberry]

hackberry - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Hackberry, LA (CDP, FIPS 32405)
    Location: 29.96828 N, 93.43384 W
    Population (1990): 1664 (774 housing units)
    Area: 213.0 sq km (land), 29.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 70645
  Hackberry, TX (town, FIPS 31715)
    Location: 33.15001 N, 96.91843 W
    Population (1990): 200 (92 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)