sunberry

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noun

A historic heirloom shrub, Solanum retroflexum.

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wonderberrygarden huckleberrySolanum nigrum guineeseSolanum melanocerasumSolanum burbankii
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Meanings

nounsunberry (plural sunberries)

plural sunberries

  1. A historic heirloom shrub, Solanum retroflexum.
  2. The dark blue-purple fruit of Solanum retroflexum, often combined with sugar in desserts.
  3. The European black nightshade, Solanum nigrum.
  4. The dark poisonous berry of Solanum nigrum.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
wonderberry

nounimproved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries

Similar
garden huckleberrywonderberrySolanum nigrum guineeseSolanum melanocerasumSolanum burbankii
Broader
black nightshadecommon nightshadepoisonberry
Also see
wonderberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sun + berry.

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Cite this entry
APA

sunberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunberry

MLA

“sunberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunberry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunberry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunberry.

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