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TWINBERRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does twinberry mean?
• TWINBERRY (noun)
The noun TWINBERRY has 2 senses:
1. shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America
2. creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
Familiarity information: TWINBERRY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Lonicera involucrata; twinberry
Hypernyms ("twinberry" is a kind of...):
honeysuckle (shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera)
Holonyms ("twinberry" is a member of...):
genus Lonicera; Lonicera (woodbine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
boxberry; Mitchella repens; partridgeberry; twinberry
Hypernyms ("twinberry" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("twinberry" is a member of...):
genus Mitchella; Mitchella (creeping evergreen herbs of North America)
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