1. a North American tree with small dark berries and rough bark
2. the small dark fruit of the hackberry tree

Examples

• The hackberry tree provided shade in the backyard.
• Birds love to eat hackberries in the fall.
• The old hackberry had rough, warty bark.
• We planted a hackberry along the fence line.
• Hackberries are drought-tolerant native trees.
• The hackberry’s small fruits attract wildlife.