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beautyberry

beau·ty·ber·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [byoo-tee-ber-ee]
    • /ˈbyu tiˌbɛr i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [byoo-tee-ber-ee]
    • /ˈbyu tiˌbɛr i/

Definitions of beautyberry word

  • noun plural beautyberry any of various shrubs of the genus Callicarpa, of southern North America, as C. americana, having clusters of bluish flowers and purple, berrylike fruit. 1
  • noun beautyberry A genus of shrubs, Callicarpa, which produce berries. 0
  • noun beautyberry The berry produced from this shrub. 0

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Origin of beautyberry

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25, Americanism; beauty + berry, as translation of New Latin Callicarpa

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Parts of speech for Beautyberry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

beautyberry popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

beautyberry usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with beautyberry

  • when to prune beautyberry bush?

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