Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Celtis occidentalis" tana nufin nau'in bishiyar da aka fi sani da "common hackberry." Itacen bishiya ce da ta fito daga Arewacin Amurka kuma ana samunta a yankuna daban-daban na Amurka, ciki har da gabashi da tsakiyar kasar. Itacen na iya girma har zuwa mita 20-30 a tsayi kuma yana da ƙaƙƙarfan haushi, launin toka-launin ruwan kasa. Ganyensa suna daskarewa kuma suna da siffar kwankwalwa, kuma bishiyar tana samar da ƙananan berries masu ja-ja-jaja waɗanda ke zama tushen abinci ga tsuntsaye da sauran namun daji.