hackberry

noun, plural hack·ber·ries.

1. any of several trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
2. the sometimes edible fruit of such a tree.
3. the wood of such a tree.

noun plural -ries

1. any American tree or shrub of the ulmaceous genus Celtis, having edible cherry-like fruits
2. the fruit or soft yellowish wood of such a tree