wineberry

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

noun

, plural wine·ber·ries.

1. a prickly shrub, Rubus phoenicolasius, of China and Japan, having pinkish or white flowers and small, red, edible fruit.
2. the fruit of this plant.

wineberry

/ ˈwaɪnˌbɛrɪ /

noun

1. another name for mako 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of wineberry¹

before 1000; Middle English winberie, Old English wīnberige grape. See wine, berry

Example Sentences

Wineberry, a New York distributor, is also packaging Bag-in-Box wines in partnership with wineries.

From The Daily Beast

The afternoon was hot, the little wineberry bushes were soft, and Jimmy lay in a big hemlock's shade.

From Project Gutenberg