ninebark

[ nahyn-bahrk ]

noun

any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Physocarpus, of the rose family, having bark that separates into thin layers.

Origin of ninebark

¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; nine + bark²

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How to use ninebark in a sentence

The high-bush cranberries bore white blossoms here and there, and the ninebark bushes were covered with masses of pinkish buds.
The Secret Cache | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Blaise, on the other side of a scraggly ninebark bush, seemed to be examining a pile of boulders and rock fragments.
The Secret Cache | E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

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