beautyberry

English

Callicarpa dichotoma “early amethyst” berries

Etymology

From beauty +‎ berry.

Pronunciation

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Noun

beautyberry (plural beautyberries)

1. A genus of shrubs, Callicarpa, which produce berries.
2. The lustrous purple edible berry produced by this shrub.

Derived terms

• American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
• Bodinier's beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri)
• Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
• purple beautyberry (Callicarpa dichotoma)

Translations

shrub genus

• Finnish: Helmimarjat

Further reading

• Callicarpa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Callicarpa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Callicarpa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• beautyberry at USDA Plants database