dangleberry
Americannoun
plural
dangleberriesEtymology
Origin of dangleberry
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Here is a part of Mr. Kennard's list: shad-bush, gray, silky, and red osier, cornel, dangleberry, huckleberry, inkberry, black alder, bayberry, shining, smooth, and staghorn sumachs, large-flowering currant, thimbleberry, blackberry, elder, snowberry, dwarf bilberry, blueberry, black haw, hobblebush, and arrow-wood.
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Another variety is called the dangleberry.
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