[fahr-kuh
l-ber-ee] 
| a shrub or small tree, Vaccinium arboreum, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., bearing small, waxy, white flowers and black, many-seeded berries. |
| far·kle·ber·ry (fär'kəl-běr'ē) n. A shrub or small tree (Vaccinium arboreum) of the southeast United States, having hard black berries. Also called sparkleberry. [farkle (of unknown origin) + berry.] |