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coralberry

American  
[kawr-uhl-ber-ee, kor-] / ˈkɔr əlˌbɛr i, ˈkɒr- /

noun

coralberries plural
  1. Indian currant.


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Etymology

Origin of coralberry

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; coral + berry

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Nests are placed in forks and crotches about three feet high in dogwood, willow, rose, coralberry, cottonwood, and thistles.

From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Johnston, Richard F.

Trees were small in this part of the woods, with a well developed understory thicket of coralberry and sumac.

From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.

Where nests are placed in low bushes, as coralberry or dogwood, the bush is invariably overhung by the foliage of a much taller shrub or tree.

From Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon by Barlow, Jon C.

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