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cloudberry

cloudberry

1 9.3
A low northern plant that makes small edible orange berries
  • noun
  • /ˈklaʊdˌbɛri/
  • UK
: mora de los pantanos
  • Cloudberry.

Examples

  • During our hike, we found patches of cloudberry thriving in the wetlands.

  • The bright orange cloudberry is a delightful treat in the summer.

  • This is cloudberry hiding among the leaves.

    Blog text (28)
  • Because I liked cloudberry jam with ice cream.

  • "You want one of these cloudberries?

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Posted by Cloudberry Sky at 6:44 PM on November 15. 1 favorite

    Blog text (29)
  • For dinner, pancakes with raspberry or cloudberry jam.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Try CloudBerry Backup powered by Amazon S3, reliable and cost-efficient storage.

    Blog text (17)
  • Raf opened a desk drawer and produced a shot glass and a duty-free bottle of Finnish cloudberry liqueur.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • That's why there's so much salt buried in the rock, and why little children picking cloudberries sometimes find the skeletons of whales.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

bakeapple
vscloudberry
  • Canadian
1 9.9

A low plant that grows in bogs and makes yellow edible berries

is the standard or primary name rather than the informal alternative
baked-apple berry
vscloudberry
  • UK
1 9.9

A creeping plant that lives many years and makes soft yellow-orange berries that taste like baked apples

is the general plant term without emphasizing any cooked apple taste
Rubus chamaemorus
vscloudberry
  • UK
9.9

A low northern plant that makes orange berries you can eat in wet places

is the common name used in everyday or general contexts

Surface Forms

cloudberry singular
cloudberries plural

Morphology

cloudberry = cloud + berry (transparent) = cloud + berry

The compound clearly denotes a kind of berry, so learners can infer it is a type of berry even if botanical specifics require specialist knowledge.

Etymology

Cloudberry is simply the parts cloud and berry. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine pale, round berries that stand out like tiny 'clouds' on the moss of northern bogs, so the name points to a pale, edible berry from cold regions.