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silverberry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sil-ver-ber-ry
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant in the genus Elaeagnus, of about 50-70 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with alternate leaves, primarily native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia.

noun

The fruit of such a plant.

Etymology

From silver + berry.

Inflected Forms

silverberries (plural) silver berry (alternative)

Synonyms

oleaster silver berry silverbush silver-bush elaeagnus commutata

Questions

What does silverberry mean?
A plant in the genus Elaeagnus, of about 50-70 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees with alternate leaves, primarily native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia.
Where does silverberry come from?
From silver + berry.

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