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bunchberry

[ buhnch-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

, plural bunch·ber·ries.
  1. a dwarf dogwood, Cornus canadensis, bearing dense clusters of bright-red berries.

bunchberry

/ ˈbʌntʃˌbɛrɪ /

noun

  1. a dwarf variety of dogwood native to North America, Cornus canadensis , having red berries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bunchberry1

First recorded in 1835–45; bunch + berry
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Example Sentences

Flower and leaf resemble those of the dogwood-tree, to which family the bunchberry belongs.

It seemed quite natural then to find adder's-tongue and to see wake-robins and bunchberry everywhere.

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