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lemonade berry

American  

noun

  1. a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.


Etymology

Origin of lemonade berry

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

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Mace said she’d build a concrete house and the yard would have oak, sycamore, toyon, lemonade berry and lilac.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2025

He also recommends planting lemonade berry and pink flowering sumac to replace non-native hedges.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2024

But should green native shrubs like toyons and lemonade berry be treated the same way?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2024

Other shrubs such as currants, toyon, coffeeberry and lemonade berry have lots of flowers in the spring and colorful berries in the late summer and fall.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2021

And better than either, the lemonade berry would serve this purpose.

From Her Father's Daughter by Stratton-Porter, Gene

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