dockmackie

dockmackie
/dok"mak'ee/, n.
a North American shrub, Viburnum acerifolium, of the honeysuckle family, having long stemmed clusters of white flowers and ovoid, almost black berries.
[1810-20, Amer.; < New York D, perh. < a Mahican word (with a reflex of Proto-Algonquian *-a·xkw tree) + D -je dim. suffix]

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  • dockmackie — ☆ dockmackie [däk′mak΄ē ] n. [? via Du < AmInd (Lenape) dogekumak] a shrub (Viburnum acerifolium) of the honeysuckle family, with clusters of yellow white flowers …   English World dictionary

  • dockmackie — noun a species of viburnum native to North America, taxonomic name Viburnum acerifolium Syn: maple leaf viburnum …   Wiktionary

  • dockmackie — dock·mack·ie …   English syllables

  • dockmackie — ˈdäkˌmakē noun ( s) Etymology: probably from Dutch, from Lenape dogekumak : a No. American shrub (Viburnum acerifolium) with white flowers succeeded by red berries called also arrowwood, mapleleaf viburnum …   Useful english dictionary

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  • possumhaw — possum haw n. 1. A deciduous holly (Ilex decidua) of the southeast United States, having bright red fruit and dull green toothed leaves. 2. A deciduous shrub (Viburnum nudum) of the eastern United States, having white or yellowish flowers and… …   Universalium

  • maple-leaved viburnum — /may peuhl leevd / dockmackie. * * * …   Universalium

  • mapleleaf viburnum — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or maple leaved viburnum : dockmackie …   Useful english dictionary

  • squashberry — ˈ ̷ ̷ see berry noun Etymology: squash (IV) + berry : the fruit of any of various plants (as the dockmackie) of the genus Viburnum; also : the plant itself …   Useful english dictionary

  • maple-leaved viburnum — noun see mapleleaf viburnum * * * /may peuhl leevd / dockmackie …   Useful english dictionary

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