noun
- plural of sugarberry; small sweet fruits of the sugarberry tree (Celtis laevigata), also known as hackberries
Examples
- The birds flocked to the tree to eat the ripe sugarberries.
- Children collected sugarberries that had fallen on the ground.
- The sugarberries provided food for wildlife throughout the fall.
- Native Americans traditionally used sugarberries as a food source.
- The small purple sugarberries have a sweet taste when fully ripe.
- Sugarberries are an important part of the forest ecosystem.