noun
deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China
• Syn: ↑genus Symphoricarpos
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caprifoliaceae, ↑family Caprifoliaceae, ↑honeysuckle family
• Member Meronyms: ↑coralberry, ↑Indian currant, ↑Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
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\\ˌsim(p)fərəˈkärˌpäs\ nounEtymology: New Latin, from Greek symphora act of gathering or collecting (from sympherein to bring together, from syn- + pherein to bear, carry) + New Latin -i- + Greek karpos fruit; from the clustering of the fruit — more at bear, harvest
1. capitalized : a small genus of No. American shrubs (family Caprifoliaceae) having bell-shaped flowers in axillary racemes succeeded by fleshy white or red 2-seeded berries — see coralberry, snowberry
Useful english dictionary. 2012.