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/bunch"ber'ee, -beuh ree/, n., pl. bunchberries.a dwarf dogwood, Cornus canadensis, bearing dense clusters of bright-red berries. Also called crackerberry.[1835-45; BUNCH + BERRY]
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Creeping perennial herbaceous plant (Cornus canadensis), also called dwarf cornel, of the dogwood family.The small and inconspicuous yellowish flowers, grouped in heads surrounded by four large and showy white (rarely pink) petal-like bracts, give rise to clusters of red fruits. Bunchberry is found in acid soils, bogs, and upland slopes in Asia and from Greenland to Alaska, and south as far as Maryland, New Mexico, and California.* * *
▪ plantalso called Dwarf Cornel(Cornus canadensis), creeping perennial herb of the dogwood family (Cornaceae). The small and inconspicuous yellowish flowers, grouped in heads surrounded by four large and showy white (rarely pink) petallike bracts (modified leaves), give rise to clusters of red fruits. Bunchberry is found in acid soils, bogs, and upland slopes in Asia and from Greenland to Alaska and south as far as Maryland, New Mexico, and California.* * *
Universalium. 2010.