bunchberry
- noun
- /ˈbʌntʃˌbɛri/
- US
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mora de los pantanos
- During our hike, we came across a patch of bunchberry, its distinctive whorled leaves and clusters of red fruit shining under the sunlight.
Examples
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The bunchberry plant produces small, bright red berries that are popular with birds.
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Jack-in-the-pulpit, bunchberry, partridgeberry, mountain sorrel, purple trillium, and ground pine grow on the forest floor.
Academic text (1998) -
Ah well, next spring there will be plenty of bunchberries, bluets, and violets (they like moderate sun too) up here in cold New Hampshire.
Blog text (25) -
First there's the easy walk to the Gem Pool, with bunchberry, laurel, and wild honeysuckle blooming all around; bright, tender shoots of new growth on the pines.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the forest, bunchberry spreads across the ground, creating a vibrant carpet of greenery and red berries.
Synonyms
A low plant that creeps along the ground with bright red berries and leaves in circles at stem tips
A low creeping plant with white flowers and red berries
A low creeping plant with bright red berries that grows in cold northern places
A low-growing plant with groups of leaves and bright red berries that grows in cold northern areas
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bunchberry is made from bunch ('group') and berry ('small fruit'). It names a small forest plant whose bright red berries grow together in a tight 'bunch', so the name helps you picture the plant.
