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vineberry en · NOUN

Etymology

From vine + berry. Compare English wineberry.

Meanings

1. a berry that grows on a vine, especially a cranberry or grape
   • […] and in the second place, that the arches at least, of that venerable historic edifice were festooned with clusters of the ripe vine-berry, carved from ancient yew, and apparently coloured to imitate the natural grapes, probably some part of a more ancient roof of the church itself. 2016, Robert Bevan-Jones, The Ancient Yew:
   • She found her hands crushed under the coiled cords and she poked her fingers between two, watching them grow red and then purple as overripe vineberries. 2010, Heather Ranier, Tales of the Goddessi:

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Relateds

bearberry