nannyberry

nannyberry
\\ˈnanē- — see berry\ noun
2. : sheepberry 1b

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/nan"ee ber'ee/, n., pl. nannyberries.
sheepberry. Also called nanny plum.
[1780-90; NANNY (GOAT) + BERRY]

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  • Nannyberry — Nan ny*ber ry, n. (Bot.) See {Sheepberry}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nannyberry — Sheepberry Sheep ber ry, n. (Bot.) The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus {Viburnum} ({V. Lentago}), having white flowers in flat cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also {nannyberry}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nannyberry — kanadinis putinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Putininių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Viburnum lentago), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Viburnum lentago angl. black haw; nannyberry; sheepberry; sweet viburnum vok.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • nannyberry — /nan ee ber ee/, n., pl. nannyberries. sheepberry. Also called nanny plum. [1780 90; NANNY (GOAT) + BERRY] * * * …   Universalium

  • nannyberry — noun The sheepberry (plant or fruit) …   Wiktionary

  • nannyberry — nan·ny·berry …   English syllables

  • ka'nehsa' — nannyberry …   Mingo semantic fields

  • ka'nyehsa' — nannyberry; nannyberry …   Mingo semantic fields

  • Sheepberry — Sheep ber ry, n. (Bot.) The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus {Viburnum} ({V. Lentago}), having white flowers in flat cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also {nannyberry}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • V Lentago — Sheepberry Sheep ber ry, n. (Bot.) The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus {Viburnum} ({V. Lentago}), having white flowers in flat cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also {nannyberry}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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