bunchberry

American  

[buhnch-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈbʌntʃˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

plural

bunchberries

1. a dwarf dogwood, Cornus canadensis, bearing dense clusters of bright-red berries.

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bunchberry British  

/ ˈbʌntʃˌbɛrɪ /

noun

1. a dwarf variety of dogwood native to North America, Cornus canadensis , having red berries

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Etymology

Origin of bunchberry

First recorded in 1835–45; bunch + berry

Example Sentences

Dix organized work parties to clear paths and applied for a $2,200 King Conservation District grant to landscape and replant it with native plants — bunchberry, Oregon grape, flowering currant, salal.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

One of the fastest actions in the plant world is the explosive opening of flowers on the bunchberry dogwood, which happens in just under 0.5 milliseconds.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2012

On the way we passed great beds of blossoming cloudberries, which with blossoms of the bunchberry, the Labrador tea, and the pale laurel, made up the list of flowers found so far.

From Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador by Hubbard, Mina Benson

Four of the seventeen species found in the United States are trees; the rest are shrubs, one of them the low-growing bunchberry of our Northern woods.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Do not mistake the bunchberry for the wintergreen.

From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Beard, Lina