CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Celtis occidentalis mean? 

• CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS (noun)
  The noun CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS has 1 sense:

1. large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries

  Familiarity information: CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

American hackberry; Celtis occidentalis

Hypernyms ("Celtis occidentalis" is a kind of...):

hackberry; nettle tree (any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits)

Holonyms ("Celtis occidentalis" is a member of...):

Celtis; genus Celtis (large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit)