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BLOODBERRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bloodberry mean?
• BLOODBERRY (noun)
The noun BLOODBERRY has 1 sense:
1. bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas
Familiarity information: BLOODBERRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blood berry; bloodberry; Rivina humilis; rouge plant; rougeberry
Hypernyms ("bloodberry" is a kind of...):
houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)
Holonyms ("bloodberry" is a member of...):
genus Rivina; Rivina (small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America)
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