Meaning

noun deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood

noun small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Middle English berye English berry English sugarberry From sugar + berry.

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