snowberry

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

noun

plural snowberries.

1. a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries.
2. any of certain other white-berried plants.

snowberry

/ -brɪ; ˈsnəʊbərɪ /

noun

1. any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Symphoricarpos, esp S. albus, cultivated for their small pink flowers and white berries
2. Also calledwaxberry any of the berries of such a plant
3. any of various other white-berried plants

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowberry¹

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

Example Sentences

We’ve grown especially fond of snowberry, flowering currant, our two native strawberries, wood sorrel, vine maple and of course, our state flower, the Pacific rhododendron.

From Seattle Times

The logs are covered in mulch, on which crews planted more than 30,000 native plants, shrubs and trees: Nootka rose, snowberry, cottonwoods, Lyngbye’s sedge, beach grass.

From Seattle Times

Rumor is that this snowberry is reasonably deer-resistant, but it’s probably too soon to tell.

From Seattle Times

Their names are playful: squashberries, wild beach plums, mayhaw, snowberries and the dreamily named cloudberry.

From Washington Post

Others have proposed Native American plants: the evergreen currant, the island snapdragon, hummingbird sage and creeping snowberry, Espinosa said.

From Los Angeles Times