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bunchberry

noun

Etymology

From bunch + berry.

  1. derived from *bʰerH-✻ — “to rip, cut, split, grate”
  2. inherited from *barjaną✻ — “to beat, hit”
  3. inherited from *barjan✻
  4. inherited from *berian✻
  5. inherited from beryen
  6. compounded as bunchberry — “bunch + berry”

Definitions

  1. Either of two species of dwarf dogwoods

    Either of two species of dwarf dogwoods:

  2. The fruit of either of these plants.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA