Baneberry Definition

bānbĕrē
baneberries
noun
Any of several perennial herbs of the genus Actaea in the buttercup family, native to northern temperate regions, having terminal clusters of red, white, or blackish berries.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Actaea) of plants of the buttercup family, with clusters of fleshy, white or red, poisonous berries.
Webster's New World
The poisonous berry of a plant of this genus.
American Heritage
The berry of any of these plants.
Webster's New World

A flowering plant of the genus Actaea.

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Other Word Forms of Baneberry

Noun

Singular:
baneberry
Plural:
baneberries

Origin of Baneberry

Baneberry Sentence Examples

  • The white Baneberry has white berries with red footstalks.

  • A. spicata (common Baneberry or Herb Christopher), A. racemosa (black Snakeroot), A. alba (white Baneberry), having white berries with red stalks, and one or two American forms of the common Baneberry are in cultivation.

  • Bugbane (Cimicifuga) - Plants of the Crowfoot order, nearly allied to the Baneberry.

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