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sugarberry

sug·ar·ber·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo g-er-ber-ee]
    • /ˈʃʊg ərˌbɛr i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo g-er-ber-ee]
    • /ˈʃʊg ərˌbɛr i/

Definitions of sugarberry word

  • noun plural sugarberry a hackberry, Celtis laevigata, of the southern U.S. 1
  • noun sugarberry an alternative name for the hackberry, Celtis laevigata 0
  • noun sugarberry hackberry 0

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Origin of sugarberry

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40; sugar + berry

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Parts of speech for Sugarberry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sugarberry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sugarberry usage trend in Literature

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