snow|ber|ry

snow|ber|ry
snow|ber|ry «SNOH BEHR ee, -buhr-», noun, plural -ries.
1. a North American shrub of the honeysuckle family, with pink flowers and clusters of white berries. Its berries mature in the fall and last through the winter.
2. the berry.
3. any one of various other plants with white berries.
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