honeyberry

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Etymology

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From honey +‎ berry.

Noun

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honeyberry (plural honeyberries)

  1. Edible fruit of the mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus), a soapberry which tastes like a mix of lychee and lime.
  2. Edible fruit of the blue-berried honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea).
  3. Edible, sweet, dark purple fruit of the deciduous European nettle tree (Celtis australis).