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

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

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The high-bush cranberries bore white blossoms here and there, and the ninebark bushes were covered with masses of pinkish buds.
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