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cloudberry

cloudberry

1 9.3
A low northern plant that makes small edible orange berries
  • noun
  • /ˈklaʊdˌbɛri/
  • UK
translation icon : 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
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
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
baked-apple berry
vscloudberry
  • UK
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

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.