noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Either of two species of dwarf dogwoods:; Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
2. 2
   creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska wordnet
3. 3
   Either of two species of dwarf dogwoods:; Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
4. 4
   The fruit of either of these plants.

Synonyms

All synonyms

crackerberrycanadian dwarf cornelcornus canadensisdwarf cornelpudding berry

Etymology

From bunch + berry.

Related phrases

cornus canadensis

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