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apple-berry

apple-berry noun: a vine or low shrub native to Australia, Billardiera scandens in the taxonomic family Pittosporaceae, which bears edible fruits said to taste like stewed apples.

apple-berry: a vine or low shrub native to Australia, Billardiera scandens in the taxonomic family...
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Noun

apple-berry (plural apple-berries)

  1. A vine or low shrub native to Australia, Billardiera scandens in the taxonomic family Pittosporaceae, which bears edible fruits said to taste like stewed apples.

Forms of apple-berry

pluralapple-berries

Origin of apple-berry

From apple + berry.

Questions about apple-berry

What does apple-berry mean?
Apple-berry means a vine or low shrub native to Australia, Billardiera scandens in the taxonomic family Pittosporaceae, which bears edible fruits said to taste like stewed apples.
What part of speech is apple-berry?
Apple-berry is a noun.
What is the plural of apple-berry?
The plural of apple-berry is apple-berries.

Words near apple-berry in the dictionary

  1. apple worms
  2. apple-bearing
  3. apple-bee
  4. apple-bees
  5. apple-berries
  6. apple-berry
  7. apple-box
  8. apple-boxes
  9. apple-cart
  10. apple-carts
  11. apple-catchers

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