coralberry

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Etymology

From coral +‎ berry.

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Noun

coralberry (countable and uncountable, plural coralberries)

1. A species of bromeliad, Aechmea fulgens, of Brazil, and which is often used as an ornamental plant.
2. American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.
3. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, of eastern North America.
4. Ardisia crenata of east Asia.

Synonyms

• (American winterberry): black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, white alder, winterberry, winterberry holly
• (Ardisia crenata): Christmas berry, Australian holly, coral ardisia, coral bush, coralberry tree, hen's-eyes, spiceberry
• (Symphoricarpus orbiculatus): buckbrush, Indian currant

Derived terms

• Chenault coralberry (Symphoricarpos × chenaultii)
• Chinese coralberry (Symphoricarpos sinensis)

Translations

Aechmea fulgens

American winterberry — see American winterberry

Ardisia crenata — see spiceberry