turkey berry

noun

A wild eggplant (Solanum torvum), a bushy, erect and spiny perennial plant used horticulturally as a rootstock for eggplant.

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Meanings

nounturkey berry (plural turkey berries)

plural turkey berries

  1. A wild eggplant (Solanum torvum), a bushy, erect and spiny perennial plant used horticulturally as a rootstock for eggplant.
  2. A South African plant of genus Canthium.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wild eggplant

Origin

Sense 1: "From the fact that these berries are much eaten by turkeys."

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APA

turkey berry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turkey%20berry

MLA

“turkey berry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turkey%20berry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turkey berry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turkey%20berry.

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