coralberry

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A small bush that produces clusters of bright red berries

noun
/ˈkɔrəlˌbɛri/

: coralillo

The birds gathered around the coralberry plant, eager to feed on the juicy, coral-red berries it bore.

Examples

Ardisia crenata (coral berry, coralberry tree) -- my plant is too young to flower still, but presumably would self-pollinate like A. elliptica.

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The coralberry shrub in my garden produces beautiful clusters of bright red berries each summer.
During the hike, we spotted a coralberry bush growing alongside the trail, covered in vibrant red fruit.

Synonyms

Ardisia crenata

vscoralberry

Indian

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A small shrub from East and South Asia with glossy leaves and bright red berries, often grown for its looks

refers to a shrub that produces coral-red berry clusters rather than bright red ones

Indian currant

vscoralberry

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A North American bush with groups of small bright red berries

refers generally to a shrub producing coral-red berry clusters

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

vscoralberry

Specialized

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A small North American bush with many coral red berries that birds eat in autumn

refers generally to a shrub producing coral-red berry clusters

Surface Forms

coralberry singular

coralberries plural

Morphology

coralberry = coral + berry (transparent) = coral + berry

A straightforward compound: 'coral' (the colour) + 'berry' denotes berries that are coral-coloured.

Etymology

Coralberry comes from the two words coral and berry. A coral is a sea animal whose color gave the word for the 'pink-red' shade, and berry means 'small fruit', so a coralberry is a shrub that makes clusters of coral-red berries.