snowberry

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

/ ˈsnoʊˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural snow·ber·ries.

a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries.

any of certain other white-berried plants.

Words nearby snowberry

snowball tree, snowball's chance in hell, a, snowbank, snowbell, snowbelt, snowberry, snowbird, snowblading, snowblink, snowblower, snowboard

Origin of snowberry

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60; snow + berry

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Examples from the Web for snowberry

The Snowberry (Symphoria racemosa) bears considerable resemblance to the upright Honeysuckles.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
For another pupil of the philosopher's, whose homage I carried with my own, I planted a snowberry on Priestley's grave.
Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume I (of 2)|Harriet Martineau
Both grow abundantly as does also the snowberry, the same we cultivate for garden shrubbery.
To and Through Nebraska|Frances I. Sims Fulton
Few garden owners plant now the Snowberry, Symphoricarpus racemosus, once seen in every front yard, and even used for hedges.
Old-Time Gardens|Alice Morse Earle

This is Snowberry, and if you eat of it, you will grow wise in the wisdom of flowers.
The Blue Flower, and Others|Henry van Dyke

British Dictionary definitions for snowberry

snowberry

/ (ˈsnəʊbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun plural -ries

any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Symphoricarpos, esp S. albus, cultivated for their small pink flowers and white berries

Also called: waxberry any of the berries of such a plant

any of various other white-berried plants

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