buffalo berry

buf·fa·lo ber·ry

B b

Definitions of buffalo berry words

noun buffalo berry a shrub (genus Shepherdia) of the oleaster family, native to W North America, with silvery leaves 3
noun buffalo berry its red, fleshy, edible berry 3
noun buffalo berry either of two North American shrubs, Shepherdia argentea or S. canadensis, having silvery, oblong leaves and bearing edible yellow or red berries. 1
noun buffalo berry the fruit itself. 1
noun buffalo berry Alternative spelling of buffaloberry. 0

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1795-1805

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?