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coffeeberry
[ kaw-fee-ber-ee, kof-ee- ]
noun
- an evergreen shrub, Rhamnus californica, of the buckthorn family, common in the western U.S., having small, greenish flowers and red fruit that turns black, grown as a bee plant.
Word History and Origins
Origin of coffeeberry1
Example Sentences
Acres of terraced growing areas and multiple greenhouses produced many native plants grown from seed collected around the park such as sumacs, ceanothus, yellow-blooming flannel bush, manzanitas, barberries, monkeyflowers, Catalina cherry, toyon and coffeeberry.
Other shrubs such as currants, toyon, coffeeberry and lemonade berry have lots of flowers in the spring and colorful berries in the late summer and fall.
They narrowed the list by dividing the plants into three categories: hyper-local plants to save water, chaparral plants to fight erosion, and medicinal/edible varieties like California coffeeberry and sagebrush for self-sufficiency.
All products in the line are free of fragrances, parabens and sulfates, the company said, and feature a high level of resveratrol, along with other natural ingredients like pomegranate, sea-buckthorn, licorice root and coffeeberry extract.
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