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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 Americasplay

  Familiarity information: BLOODBERRY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLOODBERRY (noun)


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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