wonderberry

1 9.9

A garden plant people grow for its small orange or black edible berries

noun

Specialized

: fruta maravilla

She tried making jam from the ripe wonderberries in her garden.

Examples

I picked a wonderberry from the garden.
The wonderberry produces clusters of shiny black fruit in late summer.
Gardeners often debate whether the wonderberry is sweeter than other nightshades.
The wonderberry plant grows well in sunny areas.
The gardener was excited to harvest the ripe wonderberry for his summer recipes.
She planted wonderberry alongside tomatoes to create a colorful and diverse garden.
After tasting the sweet wonderberry, he decided to grow them in his backyard.

Synonyms

Solanum melanocerasum

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Specialized

9.9

A garden plant grown for its small edible orange or black berries

is the common or trade name for the same cultivated variety

Surface Forms

wonderberry singular

wonderberries plural

Morphology

wonderberry = wonder + berry (semi-transparent) = wonder + berry

The components 'wonder' + 'berry' clearly indicate a type of berry, but the specific botanical/cultivar meaning and marketed name cannot be fully derived by learners.

Etymology

Wonderberry joins wonder ('surprise' or 'admiration') and berry ('small fruit'). It gives the idea of a garden fruit that surprises you — a specially grown nightshade with small, tasty orange or black berries.