sugarberry

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noun

hackberry

Similar
Celtis laevigatahackberry
OriginEnglish berry ← Middle English berie ← Old English berġe →
RareScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounsugarberry (plural sugarberries)

plural sugarberries

  1. hackberry

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Celtis laevigata
Broader
hackberrynettle tree

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

Similar
hackberry
Broader
berry
Also see
hackberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  6. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  7. Old Italianzucchero
  8. Old Frenchçucre
  9. Middle Englishsugre
  10. Englishsugar
  11. Proto-Germanic*bazją
  12. Proto-West Germanic*baʀi
  13. Old Englishberġe
  14. Middle Englishberie
  15. Englishberry
  16. Englishsugarberry

From sugar + berry.

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APA

sugarberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugarberry

MLA

“sugarberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugarberry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugarberry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugarberry.

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