beautyberry

American

[byoo-tee-ber-ee] / ˈbju tiˌbɛr i /

noun

any of various shrubs of the genus Callicarpa, of southern North America, as C. americana, having clusters of bluish flowers and purple, berrylike fruit.

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Noun Inflected Forms

beautyberries

plural

Etymology

Origin of beautyberry

1920–25, beauty + berry, as translation of New Latin Callicarpa

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Years ago, when I first saw a hedge of beautyberry bushes with their metallic lavender berries, I was sure someone had gotten creative with spray paint.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2022

In one of Tatcha’s Instagram posts from last year, Ziegler’s crystalline eyes appear to pop underneath a purple Tatcha mask infused with Japanese beautyberry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2019

It was quieter than the Sunday ride would be, and together several hundred of us passed through woods filled with bright purple beautyberries.

From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2011

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