winterberry
noun
winterberries
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pluralof winterberry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And just past the children’s garden, she lingered to admire some winterberries, which appeared scarlet and orange against the gray sky, and a Norwegian spruce that seemed to be extending a branch to her.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
But the winterberries you see at the garden center now may look like little more than a nursery pot of sticks and tiny leaves, as will powerful late-season native perennials like asters and goldenrods.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2021
Robins and catbirds will compete for plump, vermilion winterberries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2017
Inside the City walls the merchants had decorated their shops with pine boughs and winterberries, and the bright sunlight reflected off freshly polished shop windows.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
America has fourteen, four of which assume tree form; the rest are shrubby "winterberries."
From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers
