Snowberry — Snow ber ry, n. (Bot.) A name of several shrubs with white berries; as, the {Symphoricarpus racemosus} of the Northern United States, and the {Chiococca racemosa} of Florida and tropical America. [1913 Webster] {Creeping snowberry}. (Bot.) See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snowberry — /snoh ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. snowberries. 1. a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries. 2. any of certain other white berried plants. [1750 60, Amer.; SNOW + BERRY] *… … Universalium
snowberry — baltauogė meškytė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sausmedinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Symphoricarpos albus), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Symphoricarpos albus angl. common snowberry; snowberry vok. gemeine… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
snowberry — n. shrub found in North America having small pink flowers and bearing white berries; white berry of the snowberry shrub … English contemporary dictionary
snowberry — meškytė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sausmedinių (Caprifoliaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Symphoricarpos). atitikmenys: lot. Symphoricarpos angl. snowberry vok. Knallerbse; Schneebeere rus. снежноягодник lenk. śnieguliczka … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
snowberry — noun Date: 1760 any of several white berried shrubs (especially genus Symphoricarpos of the honeysuckle family); especially a low growing North American shrub (S. albus) with pinkish white flowers in small axillary clusters … New Collegiate Dictionary
snowberry — noun a) A shrub bearing white berries, now especially of the genus Symphoricarpos. b) The fruit of this shrub … Wiktionary
snowberry — noun (plural snowberries) a North American shrub of the honeysuckle family, bearing white berries and often cultivated as an ornamental or for hedging. [Symphoricarpos albus.] … English new terms dictionary
snowberry — snow•ber•ry [[t]ˈsnoʊˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries pln a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries • Etymology: 1750–60, amer … From formal English to slang
snowberry — /ˈsnoʊbɛri / (say snohberee) noun (plural snowberries) 1. a shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, native to North America, cultivated for its ornamental white berries. 2. Also, waxberry. any of several species of the genus Gaultheria of Tasmania and New… …