groundberry
- noun
- She knelt to inspect the groundberry shrubs that grew wild throughout the sandy heathland.
Examples
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The bright fruit of the groundberry attracts many birds during the summer months.
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I picked some groundberries for my dessert.
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Researchers are studying the medicinal properties of the succulent groundberry fruit.
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The groundberry is often found in wooded areas.
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The bright fruit of the groundberry attracts many birds during the summer months.
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She knelt to inspect the groundberry shrubs that grew wild throughout the sandy heathland.
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I picked some groundberries for my dessert.
Synonyms
A small plant that grows close to the ground with red edible berries and scented leaves
A low bush with small red berries that grows on mountain slopes and in forests
A small bush with red berries that grows in northwest North America
A low spreading shrub with bright red flowers and small berries like cranberries
A small Australian low-growing shrub with scarlet flowers and small cranberry-like fruit
A small low shrub from Australia with red flowers and small edible fruit like cranberries
How Low-Growing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word groundberry comes from two simple English words, ground ('the earth' or 'surface') and berry ('small fruit'). So, it names a low-growing plant with small red fruit that grows close to the ground.