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Definition of Nettle tree
1. Noun. Any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits.
Group relationships: Celtis, Genus Celtis
Specialized synonyms: Celtis Australis, European Hackberry, Mediterranean Hackberry, American Hackberry, Celtis Occidentalis, Celtis Laevigata, Sugarberry
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nettle Tree
Literary usage of Nettle tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"... genus belongs the plant furnishing the China prass. and better known in this
country as ramie. (See RAMIE.) nettle tree is one of :iit? names of celtis ..."
2. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1856)
"The nettle tree (FIG. 10) bears a strong resemblance to.the Elm, and has in
consequence ... The nettle tree does not send up so tall a stem as the elm, ..."
3. 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. ..."
4. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"The Nettle-tree with large yellow Fruit. 4. ... Amo ¡can Lote or Nettle-tree,
with a Citron leaf, and a red Fruit. ..."
5. Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet by Daniel Tyerman, George Bennet, London Missionary Society (1832)
"... the Botanist—Nettle-tree—Native Population of New Holland—Excursion from
Parramatta—Black Ants—Wild Native Animals—Orphan School—Kissing ..."
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