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SILVERBERRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silverberry mean?
• SILVERBERRY (noun)
The noun SILVERBERRY has 1 sense:
1. deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits
Familiarity information: SILVERBERRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Elaeagnus commutata; silver-bush; silver berry; silverberry; silverbush
Hypernyms ("silverberry" is a kind of...):
oleaster (any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits)
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