sheepberry

[sheep-ber-ee, -buh-ree]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

sheepberries

a North American shrub or small tree, Viburnum lentago, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of small white flowers and edible, berrylike black drupes.
the fruit itself.

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheepberry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; sheep + berry

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

In our native woods the sheepberry is a small round-headed tree, with slim, drooping branches and oval leaves, finely cut-toothed and tapering to wavy-winged petioles.

From

The fruit of the sweet viburnum, nanny-berry or sheepberry, is said to be edible.

From

sheepback rock sheepcote

Browse