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COMMON SNOWBERRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common snowberry mean? 

COMMON SNOWBERRY (noun)
  The noun COMMON SNOWBERRY has 1 sense:

1. deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berriesplay

  Familiarity information: COMMON SNOWBERRY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMMON SNOWBERRY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common snowberry; snowberry; Symphoricarpos alba; waxberry

Hypernyms ("common snowberry" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("common snowberry" is a member of...):

Caprifoliaceae; family Caprifoliaceae; honeysuckle family (shrubs and small trees and woody vines)


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