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earth-berry

earth-berry is the alternative form of earthberry.

Meaning of earthberry

Noun

earthberry (plural earthberries)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) A berry whose fruit lies upon the ground, in particular the strawberry (plant and fruit)
    • The berries of the islands are sweet black currants, cranberries or goosh, strawberries and earthberries, together with the diddy, mountain, and malvina berries common to the Falkland Islands.1869 July 1, Thomas Bridges, “Fireland and its people”, in The South American Missionary Magazine, volume III, page 114

Forms of earth-berry

pluralearth-berries

Questions about earth-berry

What is earth-berry the alternative form of?
Earth-berry is the alternative form of earthberry.

Words near earth-berry in the dictionary

  1. earth-apples
  2. earth-bathing
  3. earth-berg
  4. earth-bergs
  5. earth-berries
  6. earth-berry
  7. earth-born
  8. earth-bound
  9. earth-chestnut
  10. earth-chestnuts
  11. earth-diver

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