NETTLE TREE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does nettle tree mean? 

• NETTLE TREE (noun)
  The noun NETTLE TREE has 1 sense:

1. any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits

  Familiarity information: NETTLE TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NETTLE TREE (noun)

Meaning:

Any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

hackberry; nettle tree

Hypernyms ("nettle tree" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nettle tree"):

Celtis australis; European hackberry; Mediterranean hackberry (bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe)

American hackberry; Celtis occidentalis (large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries)

Celtis laevigata; sugarberry (deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood)

Holonyms ("nettle tree" is a member of...):

Celtis; genus Celtis (large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit)