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redberry

redberry

8.1
A North American shrub or herb with bright red berries that are sometimes poisonous
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛdˌbɛri/
  • US
translation icon : baya roja
  • In late summer, the redberry plants are full of ripe fruit that can attract birds.

Examples

  • The children picked bright red berries from the redberry bushes along the path.

  • For example, Sir Grapefellow and Baron Von Redberry.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • She was cautious about eating the berries from the redberry shrub, as some might be poisonous.

Synonyms

cranberry
vsredberry
61 1.4

A small tart red berry often used to make sauce and juice

is a broader plant group not only the tart edible berry type
loganberry
vsredberry
2 8.7

A large tangy red or purple berry like a mix of raspberry and blackberry

is about native plants with small bright red berries rather than hybrids
red raspberry
vsredberry
1 2.7

A bush or its small soft red fruit that people eat

is a wider term for North American plants producing bright red berries
salmonberry
vsredberry
  • US
1 8.1

A bush with small orange or red berries that you can eat, like raspberries

is a broader North American label covering shrubs, herbs, and some poisonous types
red-berry
vsredberry
1 5.9

A plant that produces bright red berries

is the North American term that also notes some poisonous varieties
teaberry
vsredberry
  • US
1 9.9

A low bush with strong-smelling leaves and red berries that make a mint-like oil

is a general plant type that also covers non aromatic berry species
red baneberry
vsredberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from North America with red poisonous berries and small white flowers

covers both shrubs and herbs and may or may not be poisonous
Actaea rubra
vsredberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American plant that lives for many years with divided leaves, small white flowers, and bright red poisonous berries

is a broader name including both shrubby and herbaceous kinds
snakeberry
vsredberry
  • US
9.9

A small woodland plant with white flowers and bright red poisonous berries

includes similar plants but also harmless or ornamental berry types
winterberry
vsredberry
  • US
8.2

A small bush with bright red berries that stay through winter

can also mean other bright red berry plants beyond mat-forming shrubs
sandberry
vsredberry
9.9

An evergreen low bush with small white flowers, red berries, and leaves that turn red in autumn

is broader, covering herbs and shrubs with bright red berries
mealberry
vsredberry
  • UK
9.9

A low evergreen shrub with small white flowers, bright red berries, and leaves that turn red in autumn

is a general label for various North American red-berry plants
coffeeberry
vsredberry
  • Specialized
9.9

An evergreen shrub from the western United States that grows small red or black berries

is not limited to western evergreen shrubs and includes herbs too
American cranberry
vsredberry
  • US
3.0

A low plant with small red berries used for sauces and juice

is a general term that also includes non edible or poisonous types
highbush cranberry
vsredberry
  • US
8.5

A North American bush or small tree with leaves in three parts and bright red berries people eat

is the more general category including herbs and poisonous kinds
cranberry bush
vsredberry
  • US
4.6

A North American shrub with leaves in three parts that makes bright red berries

is broader, covering similar shrubs and other red-berried plants
American cranberry bush
vsredberry
  • US
7.3

A North American shrub or small tree with three-lobed leaves and clusters of red berries

is a wider label that also includes herbs and poisonous species
cranberry tree
vsredberry
4.0

A small tree or bush with white flowers and bright red berries

is the general category for various North American red-berry plants
youngberry
vsredberry
  • US
6.5

A dark red or purple berry made by crossing a blackberry with a dewberry, often used in jams and pies

is focused on North American plants with bright red berries, not hybrids
red bearberry
vsredberry
  • UK
9.6

A low evergreen shrub with small white flowers, red berries, and leaves that turn red in autumn

is a wider term covering both mat shrubs and upright herbs
cowberry
vsredberry
  • UK
9.1

A low evergreen bush in northern forests that has small tart red edible berries

can include both edible and poisonous red-berry plants in North America
foxberry
vsredberry
9.9

A low bush with small red berries that people eat

is the broader North American concept that may include poisonous kinds
lingenberry
vsredberry
9.9

A small evergreen bush that makes red berries you can eat

is a general label including both edible shrubs and some poisonous herbs
lingberry
vsredberry
9.9

A low green bush that grows in northern forests and has small red berries you can eat

is a wider term for North American red-berry plants, some poisonous
juneberry
vsredberry
  • US
8.4

A small purple or red berry that people can eat

is focused on bright red berries across different plant types in North America
wineberry
vsredberry
  • US
8.4

A small bush with red berries like raspberries that people eat or make into jam

is broader, covering various plants bearing bright red berries
8.9

A small bush with purple flowers and red fruit you can eat

is a general North American label not limited to showy-flowered shrubs
flowering raspberry
vsredberry
  • US
7.9

A bush with bright pink or purple flowers and small red fruit like a tiny cup

is the broader category including simple herbs with bright red berries
American raspberry
vsredberry
  • US
3.7

A bush native to North America that produces small red berries you can eat

is a general name covering many red-berry plants beyond raspberries
grouseberry
vsredberry
  • US
9.9

A low bush with small red berries that grows on mountain slopes and in forests

is the general term for various shrubs and herbs with bright red berries
wild cranberry
vsredberry
  • UK
4.4

A low bush that stays green all year and has small white flowers and red berries

is a general name for North American red-berry plants including herbs
Rhamnus croceus
vsredberry
  • Specialized
9.9

A small spiny evergreen shrub from the western United States and Mexico with bright red berries

is the broader group name for many North American red-berry plants

Surface Forms

redberry singular
redberries plural

Morphology

redberry = red + berry (transparent) = red + berry

Simple, literal compound of 'red' + 'berry' whose meaning (a berry that is red) is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word redberry is a simple compound of red ('the color red') and berry ('a small fruit'), just like in blackberry, which makes it easy to remember. So a redberry is a plant known for its bright red berries.