coralberry

[ kawr-uhl-ber-ee, kor- ]

noun

, plural cor·al·ber·ries.

1. Indian currant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coralberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; coral + berry

Example Sentences

Nests are placed in forks and crotches about three feet high in dogwood, willow, rose, coralberry, cottonwood, and thistles.

From Project Gutenberg

Trees were small in this part of the woods, with a well developed understory thicket of coralberry and sumac.

From Project Gutenberg

Where nests are placed in low bushes, as coralberry or dogwood, the bush is invariably overhung by the foliage of a much taller shrub or tree.

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