maleberry
- noun
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maleberry
- In the spring, the maleberry is covered with delicate white flowers.
Examples
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Gardeners appreciate the maleberry for its ornamental clusters and hardy nature.
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The maleberry thrives in acidic soils along woodland edges and wetlands.
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The maleberry bush bloomed beautifully this spring.
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Many maleberries can be found along the riverbank.
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In the spring, the maleberry is covered with delicate white flowers.
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Gardeners appreciate the maleberry for its ornamental clusters and hardy nature.
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The maleberry thrives in acidic soils along woodland edges and wetlands.
Synonyms
A bush that loses its leaves and has clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers
A shrub that loses its leaves and has dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers
A bush with many branches that loses its leaves each year and has small white bell-shaped flowers
A bush with many branches and groups of small white bell-shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the word maleberry is to see it as male + berry, where berry means 'small fruit' and hints that it is the name of a plant. Gardeners use this name for a many-branched shrub with dense clusters of small, bell-shaped white flowers that later make tiny fruits, so thinking 'berry' links the name to the plant's look.
