Definition of Sugarberry

1. Noun. Deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood.

Exact synonyms: Celtis Laevigata
Group relationships: Celtis, Genus Celtis
Generic synonyms: Hackberry, Nettle Tree

2. Noun. Small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States.
Exact synonyms: Hackberry
Generic synonyms: Berry

Definition of Sugarberry

1. Noun. hackberry ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sugarberry

1. [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sugarberry

sugar snap pea
sugar soap
sugar sorghum
sugar spoon
sugar substitute
sugar substitutes
sugar sumac
sugar syrup
sugar water
sugarallie
sugarally
sugarbeet
sugarbeets
sugarberries
sugarberry (current term)
sugarbush
sugarbushes
sugarcane
sugarcanes
sugarcoat
sugarcoated
sugarcoating
sugarcoats
sugarcraft
sugardaddie
sugared
sugarellie
sugarer
sugarers

Literary usage of Sugarberry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studies of Trees in Winter: A Description of the Deciduous Trees of by Annie Oakes Huntington (1902)
"Hackberry, ' ° J TI , A small tree, 20 to 50 feet sugarberry, high, with slender, wide-spread- Cellis occidental!! jt • ,jj , i Nettle Tree ing branches. ..."

2. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"Percent defoliation for water hickory and sugarberry are significantly different (p=0.05) from those of the other six species. ..."

3. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"sugarberry. RANGE. — From southern Indiana and Illinois through Kentucky and Tennessee to Florida (Biscayne Bay), and through Missouri, Arkansas, ..."

4. Native Trees of Kentucky: A Handbook by Sarah (Webb) Maury (1910)
"sugarberry—Celtis mississippiensis. a. Hackberry—Celtis occidentalis. ... sugarberry—Celtis mississippiensis. The sugarberry is found in low grounds in ..."

5. Mammals of the Mexican Boundary of the United States: A Descriptive by Edgar Alexander Mearns (1907)
"sugarberry. A common tree at Fort Clark, Kinney County, Texas: also on the Devils River, Texas. MORUS RUBRA Linnaeus. RED MULBERRY. ..."

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