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callicarpa

callicarpa noun: any member of the species of genus Callicarpa of shrubs and small trees, the beautyberries.

Noun

callicarpa (plural callicarpas)

  1. Any member of the species of genus Callicarpa of shrubs and small trees, the beautyberries.
    • There were callicarpas full of pale lavender berries, which would turn purple in the fall; viburnums and shrub dogwoods; and lacy elderberries juxtaposed against dense evergreens or the large, floppy leaves of an oakleaf hydrangea.2007 August 30, Anne Raver, “Vistas and Close-Ups, Staged by a Filmmaker”, in New York Times

Forms of callicarpa

pluralcallicarpas

Origin of callicarpa

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Callicarpa.

Questions about callicarpa

What does callicarpa mean?
Callicarpa means any member of the species of genus Callicarpa of shrubs and small trees, the beautyberries.
What part of speech is callicarpa?
Callicarpa is a noun.
What is the plural of callicarpa?
The plural of callicarpa is callicarpas.

Words near callicarpa in the dictionary

  1. calliandra
  2. calliaphone
  3. calliaphones
  4. Callias
  5. callibogus
  6. callicarpa
  7. callicarpas
  8. callicarpenal
  9. callichthyid
  10. callichthyids
  11. Callick

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