snow·ber·ry (sn  b r  )n. 1. Any of various shrubs of the genus Symphoricarpos, especially S. albus of North America, having small pinkish flowers and white berries. 2. Any of various tropical American shrubs or vines of the genus Chiococca, having white globular fruit and small yellow or white flowers clustered in lateral racemes. |
snowberry [ˈsnəʊbərɪ -brɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Symphoricarpos, esp S. albus, cultivated for their small pink flowers and white berries
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called waxberry any of the berries of such a plant
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various other white-berried plants
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| Noun | 1. |  snowberry - deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berriespoisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism |
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