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sheepberry
[ sheep-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈʃipˌbɛr i, -bə ri /
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noun, plural sheep·ber·ries.
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.
the fruit itself.
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How to use sheepberry in a sentence
The fruit of the sweet viburnum, nanny-berry or sheepberry, is said to be edible.
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