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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A shrub bearing white berries:; now especially of the genus Symphoricarpos
2. 2
   deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries wordnet
3. 3
   A shrub bearing white berries:; also Gaultheria, especially Gaultheria oppositifolia, and
4. 4
   A shrub bearing white berries:; Schizomeria ovata Australia
5. 5
   The fruit of shrubs of these genera.

Synonyms

All synonyms

common snowberryflowershrubsymphoricarpos albawaxberry

Example

More examples

"The snowberry is a popular ornamental shrub."

Etymology

From snow + berry, from the snow-white colour.

Related phrases

Himalayan snowberry (Gaultheria trichophyllaMcKittrick's snowberryMexican snowberryPalmer's snowberryWest Indian snowberrycommon snowberrycreeping snowberrydesert snowberrylittleleaf snowberrymountain snowberryroundleaf snowberrysharpleaf snowberry

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