bunchberry

[ buhnch-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈbʌntʃˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural bunch·ber·ries.

a dwarf dogwood, Cornus canadensis, bearing dense clusters of bright-red berries.
Also called crackerberry.

Origin of bunchberry

First recorded in 1835–45; bunch + berry

Words nearby bunchberry

buna, bunch, bunch grass, bunch light, bunch pink, bunchberry, bunche, bunche, ralph, buncher resonator, bunches, bunchflower

Example sentences from the Web for bunchberry

  • Flower and leaf resemble those of the dogwood-tree, to which family the bunchberry belongs.

    On the Trail |Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard

  • It seemed quite natural then to find adder's-tongue and to see wake-robins and bunchberry everywhere.

    In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham

British Dictionary definitions for bunchberry

bunchberry
/ (ˈbʌntʃˌbɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a dwarf variety of dogwood native to North America, Cornus canadensis, having red berries