Meanings
nounsnowberry (plural snowberries)
plural snowberries
- A shrub bearing white berries:
- now especially of the genus Symphoricarpos, of North America
- wintergreen, of genus Gaultheria, especially Gaultheria oppositifolia, and
- AustraliaAustralian crabapple (Schizomeria ovata)
- Fruit of shrubs of these genera.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundeciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries
Similar
Broader
poisonous plant
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From snow + berry, from the snow-white colour.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian бял маргарит
- бял маргарит (bjal margarit)Symphoricarpus shrub
Dutch sneeuwbes
- sneeuwbesSymphoricarpus shrub
Finnish lumimarja, lumimarja
- lumimarjafruit
- lumimarjaSymphoricarpus shrub
French symphorine
- symphorineSymphoricarpus shrub
German Knallerbse
- Knallerbsefruit
Irish póirín sneachta, póirín sneachta
- póirín sneachtafruit
- póirín sneachtaSymphoricarpus shrub
Māori takapo
- takapoSymphoricarpus shrub
Polish śnieguliczka, śnieguliczka
- śnieguliczkafruit
- śnieguliczkaSymphoricarpus shrub
Romanian hurmuz
- hurmuzSymphoricarpus shrub
Swedish smällbär, snöbär
- smällbärfruit
- snöbärfruit
- snöbärSymphoricarpus shrub
- smällbärSymphoricarpus shrub
Cite this entry
APA
snowberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowberry
MLA
“snowberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowberry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowberry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowberry.
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