SHEEPBERRY

Etymology

Noun

sheepberry (plural sheepberries)

The plant Viburnum lentago, native to the northeastern and midwestern United States and southern Canada.

Its edible fruit.

Synonyms

• nannyberry

Source: Wiktionary


Sheep"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus Viburnum (V. Lentago), having white flowers in flat cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also nannyberry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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