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sugarberry

noun
sug·​ar·​ber·​ry | \ ˈshu̇-gÉ™r-ËŒber-Ä“ How to pronounce sugarberry (audio) \

Definition of sugarberry

: any of several hackberries (especially Celtis laevigata and C. occidentalis) with sweet edible fruits

Examples of sugarberry in a Sentence

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 Take note of the bit of surviving natural shoreline and the cypress elm, live oak, honey locust, black willow, sugarberry, red maple and palmettos that fill the landscape. — Adele Foster, NOLA.com, "Mandeville potluck group goes 'green' before it was cool," 7 June 2017 Another display has dueling sofas -- one leather, one upholstered -- separated by a handsome spalted sugarberry table. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "What's modern design? Room & Board's first Oregon store shows off a full spectrum, from classic to kids' cute (photos)," 16 May 2017

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First Known Use of sugarberry

circa 1818, in the meaning defined above

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