maleberry

maleberry
maleberry male"ber`ry, male berry male" ber`ry . 1. (Bot.) A deciduous much-branched shrub ({Lyonia ligustrina}) with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers; also called {swamp andromeda}.

Syn: privet andromeda, he-huckleberry, {Lyonia ligustrina}. [WordNet 1.5]

2. (Bot.) A kind of coffee. See {Pea berry}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • maleberry — ligustrinė lionija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Lyonia ligustrina), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Lyonia ligustrina angl. he huckleberry; maleberry; seedy buckberry šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • maleberry — /mayl ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. maleberries. See swamp andromeda. [obs. male apple < L malus apple tree + BERRY] * * * …   Universalium

  • maleberry — noun deciduous much branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell shaped white flowers • Syn: ↑male berry, ↑privet andromeda, ↑he huckleberry, ↑Lyonia ligustrina • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lyonia ligustrina — maleberry male ber ry, male berry male ber ry . 1. (Bot.) A deciduous much branched shrub ({Lyonia ligustrina}) with dense downy panicles of small bell shaped white flowers; also called {swamp andromeda}. Syn: privet andromeda, he huckleberry,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lyonia ligustrina — maleberry male ber ry, male berry male ber ry . 1. (Bot.) A deciduous much branched shrub ({Lyonia ligustrina}) with dense downy panicles of small bell shaped white flowers; also called {swamp andromeda}. Syn: privet andromeda, he huckleberry,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • male berry — maleberry male ber ry, male berry male ber ry . 1. (Bot.) A deciduous much branched shrub ({Lyonia ligustrina}) with dense downy panicles of small bell shaped white flowers; also called {swamp andromeda}. Syn: privet andromeda, he huckleberry,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swamp andromeda — maleberry male ber ry, male berry male ber ry . 1. (Bot.) A deciduous much branched shrub ({Lyonia ligustrina}) with dense downy panicles of small bell shaped white flowers; also called {swamp andromeda}. Syn: privet andromeda, he huckleberry,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lyonia ligustrina — ID 50808 Symbol Key LYLI Common Name maleberry Family Ericaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • he-huckleberry — n. A deciduous much branched shrub ({Lyonia ligustrina}) with dense downy panicles of small bell shaped white flowers. Syn: maleberry, male berry, privet andromeda, {Lyonia ligustrina}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lyonia ligustrina — he huckleberry he huckleberry n. A deciduous much branched shrub ({Lyonia ligustrina}) with dense downy panicles of small bell shaped white flowers. Syn: maleberry, male berry, privet andromeda, {Lyonia ligustrina}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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