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Indian currant

–noun
a shrub, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, of the honeysuckle family, found from South Dakota and Texas to the eastern coast of the U.S., having hairy leaves, inconspicuous white flowers, and reddish-purple fruit.
Also called coralberry.


Origin:
1775–85, Americanism
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cor·al·ber·ry   (kôr'əl-běr'ē, kŏr'-)   
n.  
  1. A North American deciduous shrub (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) cultivated for its abundant clusters of coral-red, berrylike fruits. Also called Indian currant.

  2. Any of certain eastern Asian evergreen shrubs of the genus Ardisia, such as spiceberry, cultivated as a houseplant for its clusters of long-lasting, red, berrylike fruits.

Indian currant  
n.  See coralberry.
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