n. A common name for two species of dwarf dogwoods: Cornus canadensis - Canadian or Eastern Bunchberry; Cornus suecica - Eurasian or Northern Bunchberry.
n. The fruit of either of these plants.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A common name of the dwarf cornel, Cornus Canadensis, on account of its dense clusters of bright-red berries.
n. The fruit of the Rubus saxatilis.
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n. creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska
Word Usage
"Cornus canadensis, commonly known as the bunchberry dogwood, relies on stored elastic energy to shoot pollen from its stamen in less than 0.5 milliseconds."