sheepberry

[ sheep-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

, plural sheep·ber·ries.

1. a North American shrub or small tree, Viburnum lentago, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of small white flowers and edible, berrylike black drupes.
2. the fruit itself.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheepberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; sheep + berry

Example Sentences

The fruit of the sweet viburnum, nanny-berry or sheepberry, is said to be edible.

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