tanglebush

tanglebush
noun
spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits
Hypernyms: ↑forestiera

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Etymology: tangle (II) + bush
: a spiny branching spreading forestiera (Forestiera neomexicana) of the western and southwestern United States

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