buffaloberry

See also: buffalo-berry and buffalo berry

English

Alternative forms

buffalo berry, buffalo-berry

Etymology

buffalo +‎ berry

Noun

buffaloberry (plural buffaloberries)

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.
The edible berry of these plants.

Synonyms

soopolallie

Translations

shrub of the genus Shepherdia

Arapaho: hooxeehib
Assiniboine: dágušašanahu
Cheyenne: ma'kemenó'e
Crow: baalashiísshee
Dakota: maštį́phute
Lakota: maštíŋčaphute
Navajo: dibédą́ą́ʼ

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