wonderberry

American

[wuhn-der-ber-ee] / ˈwʌn dərˌbɛr i /

noun

the black, edible fruit of an improved garden variety of the black nightshade.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

wonderberries

plural

Etymology

Origin of wonderberry

wonder + berry

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wonderberry

They have produced the wonderberry, the Wealthy Apple and the Burbank Potato.

From The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity by George Walter Fiske

There is the wonderberry, sweeter than the blueberry, with the fragrance of the pineapple and the lusciousness of the strawberry!

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by A. W. Latham

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