shadberry

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

noun,plural shad·ber·ries.
  1. the fruit of a shadbush.

  2. the plant itself.

Origin of shadberry

1
1795–1805, Americanism;shad (perhaps dial. shad cool spot, Old English sceadshade, shelter) + berry

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British Dictionary definitions for shadberry

shadberry

/ (ˈʃædbərɪ, -brɪ) /


nounplural -ries

Origin of shadberry

1
C19: perhaps so called because they appear when shad fish are in the rivers to spawn

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