» celtis
Noun (1 meaning)
1. large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit.
celtis is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
celtis is a member of:
- Ulmaceae, family Ulmaceae, elm family (noun) - a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
members of celtis:
- American hackberry, Celtis occidentalis (noun) - large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries
- European hackberry, Mediterranean hackberry, Celtis australis (noun) - bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe
- hackberry, nettle tree (noun) - any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits
- sugarberry, Celtis laevigata (noun) - deciduous shade tree with small black berries