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词汇 hackberry
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Definition of hackberry in English:

hackberry

nounPlural hackberries ˈhakb(ə)riˈhækˌbɛri
  • 1A tree of the elm family which has leaves that resemble those of nettles, found in both tropical and temperate regions.

    朴树。参见NETTLE TREE

    Genus Celtis, family Ulmaceae: several species, in particular the North American hackberry (C. occidentalis), which bears purple edible berries

    See also nettle tree
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He promotes the planting of trees indigenous to southern Ontario that provide large canopies such as the sugar maple, red oak, hackberry and black walnut.
    • Some of the primary plants for butterfly larvae include: aspen, alfalfa, clover, nettle, pearly everlasting, milkweed, grasses, hackberry, parsley, vetch, and willow.
    • In addition to the oaks, the city lost wax myrtles, hackberries, weeping willows and magnolias.
    • Walnut trees can also grow in small groups or as scattered specimens mixed with American elm, hackberry, boxelder, sugar maple, green and white ash, basswood, red oak, and hickory.
    • Also fairly common are bluejack oak, netleaf hackberry, honey mesquite, and prickly ash.
    1. 1.1 The berry of the hackberry tree.
      朴树核果
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The earliest inhabitants of the cave utilized the entrance chamber from autumn to winter, as evidenced by a reliance on the fall nut mast, such as hickory and walnut, and wild fruits such as hackberry.
      • So when you eat the hackberries, wash them first.
      • In spring they also eat hackberries here, but this year the supply had been exhausted in early winter.
      • While the inhabitants of the cave probably consumed hackberries and grapes as fruits, the remaining seed present are likely incidental.
      • Wild fruits such as hackberries and grapes supplemented the diet.

Origin

Mid 18th century: variant of northern English dialect hagberry, of Scandinavian origin.

Rhymes

blackberry

Definition of hackberry in US English:

hackberry

nounˈhækˌbɛriˈhakˌberē
  • 1A tree of the elm family that has leaves resembling those of nettles, found in both tropical and temperate regions.

    朴树。参见NETTLE TREE

    Genus Celtis, family Ulmaceae: several species, in particular the North American hackberry (C. occidentalis), which bears edible purple berries and whose bark becomes ridged and covered with warty knobs

    See also nettle tree
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also fairly common are bluejack oak, netleaf hackberry, honey mesquite, and prickly ash.
    • In addition to the oaks, the city lost wax myrtles, hackberries, weeping willows and magnolias.
    • He promotes the planting of trees indigenous to southern Ontario that provide large canopies such as the sugar maple, red oak, hackberry and black walnut.
    • Walnut trees can also grow in small groups or as scattered specimens mixed with American elm, hackberry, boxelder, sugar maple, green and white ash, basswood, red oak, and hickory.
    • Some of the primary plants for butterfly larvae include: aspen, alfalfa, clover, nettle, pearly everlasting, milkweed, grasses, hackberry, parsley, vetch, and willow.
    1. 1.1 The berry of the hackberry tree.
      朴树核果
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In spring they also eat hackberries here, but this year the supply had been exhausted in early winter.
      • So when you eat the hackberries, wash them first.
      • The earliest inhabitants of the cave utilized the entrance chamber from autumn to winter, as evidenced by a reliance on the fall nut mast, such as hickory and walnut, and wild fruits such as hackberry.
      • While the inhabitants of the cave probably consumed hackberries and grapes as fruits, the remaining seed present are likely incidental.
      • Wild fruits such as hackberries and grapes supplemented the diet.

Origin

Mid 18th century: variant of northern English dialect hagberry, of Scandinavian origin.

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