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wineberry

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wine⋅ber⋅ry

[wahyn-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. a prickly shrub, Rubus phoenicolasius, of China and Japan, having pinkish or white flowers and small, red, edible fruit.
2. the fruit of this plant.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME winberie, OE wīnberige grape. See wine, berry
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wineberry

noun
1. raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits 
2. graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine [syn: makomako
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