SUGARBERRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sugarberry mean? 

• SUGARBERRY (noun)
  The noun SUGARBERRY has 2 senses:

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

2. small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

  Familiarity information: SUGARBERRY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUGARBERRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Celtis laevigata; sugarberry

Hypernyms ("sugarberry" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("sugarberry" is a member of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

hackberry; sugarberry

Hypernyms ("sugarberry" is a kind of...):

berry (any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves)