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snowberry

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snow⋅ber⋅ry

[snoh-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries.
2. any of certain other white-berried plants.

Origin:
1750–60, Americanism; snow + berry
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snow·ber·ry   (snō'běr'ē)   
n.  
  1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Symphoricarpos, especially S. albus of North America, having small pinkish flowers and white berries.

  2. Any of various tropical American shrubs or vines of the genus Chiococca, having white globular fruit and small yellow or white flowers clustered in lateral racemes.

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