conkerberry

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noun

A large shrub of the dogbane family: Carissa spinarum, the "bush plum".

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounconkerberry (plural conkerberries)

plural conkerberries

  1. A large shrub of the dogbane family: Carissa spinarum, the "bush plum".
  2. The berry of this shrub.

Origin

Perhaps from Mayi-Kulan / Mayi-Yapi ganggabarri, with the spelling influenced by conker + berry.

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APA

conkerberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conkerberry

MLA

“conkerberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conkerberry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conkerberry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conkerberry.

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