Meanings
nounbunchberry (plural bunchberries)
plural bunchberries
- Either of two species of dwarf dogwoods:
- Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.
- Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Synonyms: Canadian dwarf cornel, crackerberry
- The fruit of either of these plants.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
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Canadian dwarf cornelcrackerberry
More synonyms by meaning
nouncreeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska
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Origin
Translations
Czech dřín švédský, svída švédská
- dřín švédskýCornus suecica
- svída švédskáCornus suecica
- dřín kanadskýCornus canadensis
- svída kanadskáCornus canadensis
Finnish ruohokanukka, ruohokanukan marja
- ruohokanukkaplant
- ruohokanukan marjafruit
German Schwedischer Hartriegel, Kanadischer Hartriegel
- Schwedischer HartriegelCornus suecica
- Kanadischer HartriegelCornus canadensis
- Teppich-HartriegelCornus canadensis
- TeppichhartriegelCornus canadensis
Russian дёрен шве́дский, кизи́л шве́дский
- дёрен шве́дский (djóren švédskij)Cornus suecica
- кизи́л шве́дский (kizíl švédskij)Cornus suecica
- дёрен кана́дский (djóren kanádskij)Cornus canadensis
- кизи́л кана́дский (kizíl kanádskij)Cornus canadensis
Swedish hönsbär, hönsbär
- hönsbärplant
- hönsbärfruit
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APA
bunchberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunchberry
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“bunchberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunchberry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunchberry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunchberry.
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