sheepberry

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

noun

, plural sheep·ber·ries.

1. a North American shrub or small tree, Viburnum lentago, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of small white flowers and edible, berrylike black drupes.
2. the fruit itself.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheepberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; sheep + berry

Example Sentences

In our native woods the sheepberry is a small round-headed tree, with slim, drooping branches and oval leaves, finely cut-toothed and tapering to wavy-winged petioles.

From Project Gutenberg

The fruit of the sweet viburnum, nanny-berry or sheepberry, is said to be edible.

From Project Gutenberg