Hackberry

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hackberry \Hack"ber`ry\ (h[a^]k"b[e^]r`r[y^]), n. (Bot.)
     A genus of trees ({Celtis}) related to the elm, but bearing
     drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. {Celtis
     occidentalis} is common in the Eastern United States. --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hackberry
       n 1: any of various trees of the genus Celtis having
            inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn: {nettle
            tree}]
       2: small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits;
          southern United States [syn: {sugarberry}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Hackberry, LA (CDP, FIPS 32405)
    Location: 29.96828 N, 93.43384 W
    Population (1990): 1664 (774 housing units)
    Area: 213.0 sq km (land), 29.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 70645
  Hackberry, TX (town, FIPS 31715)
    Location: 33.15001 N, 96.91843 W
    Population (1990): 200 (92 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Hackberry, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    1699
     Housing Units (2000): 818
     Land area (2000):     82.241483 sq. miles (213.004455 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    11.443713 sq. miles (29.639080 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    93.685196 sq. miles (242.643535 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            32405
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             29.986485 N, 93.397190 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     70645
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Hackberry, LA
      Hackberry
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Hackberry, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
     Population (2000):    544
     Housing Units (2000): 162
     Land area (2000):     0.537053 sq. miles (1.390962 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.001543 sq. miles (0.003996 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.538596 sq. miles (1.394958 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            31715
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             33.150134 N, 96.918702 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Hackberry, TX
      Hackberry