an alternative name for the hackberry, Celtis laevigata
sugarberry in American English
(ˈʃʊgərˌbɛri)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈsugarˌberries
hackberry
sugarberry in American English
(ˈʃuɡərˌberi)
nounWord forms: plural-ries
a hackberry, Celtis laevigata, of the southern U.S.
Word origin
[1830–40, Amer.; sugar + berry]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, grid, orientation, paraffin, stroboscope