(n.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States.
Example Sentences:
(1) After far too long spent quizzing 20-something herberts, one of the most fascinating music interviews I ever did was with two elderly Louisianans, Luderin Darbone, 91, and accordionist 93 year-old Edwin Duhon , who formed their Cajun band The Hackberry Ramblers in 1932, and got their first and only Grammy nomination in 1997.
(2) 'When I lived in Hackberry,' says Darbone, 'they'd have a dance there every Saturday night, and the owner of the place'd get an orchestra.
(3) Violinist Luderin Darbone, 91, and accordionist Edwin Duhon, 93, form the two-man core of The Hackberry Ramblers, formed in the Louisiana town of the same name in 1932, and still - after the coming-and-going of around 40 members - a working concern.
Hagberry
Definition:
(n.) A plant of the genus Prunus (P. Padus); the bird cherry.