farkleberry

[ fahr-kuhl-ber-ee ]

noun

, plural far·kle·ber·ries.

1. a shrub or small tree, Vaccinium arboreum, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., bearing small, waxy, white flowers and black, many-seeded berries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of farkleberry¹

1755–65, Americanism; farkle (of obscure origin) + berry

Example Sentences

Visitors get to poke around the house, an imposing structure of native stone, redwood and glass that extends 214 ft. along a precipice overlooking Huntsville, Ark. With any kind of luck, they may see the lord of the manor himself, who will, in the fashion of a hard-pressed British peer, show off the ten rooms, five baths and four fireplaces that make up his new pad, and take them for a stroll down Farkleberry Trail.

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