twinberry
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twin·ber·ry
(twĭn′bĕr′ē)n.
1. A shrubby honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) chiefly of western North America, having paired tubular yellow flowers and shiny purple-black berries.
2. See partridgeberry.
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twinberry
(ˈtwɪnbərɪ; -brɪ)n, pl -ries
(Plants) another name for partridgeberry1
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twin•ber•ry
(ˈtwɪnˌbɛr i, -bə ri)n., pl. -ries.
2. a North American honeysuckle shrub, Lonicera involucrata, having involucrate flowers.
[1815–25, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  twinberry - shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North Americagenus Lonicera, Lonicera - woodbine honeysuckle - shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera |
| 2. |  twinberry - creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berriesgenus Mitchella, Mitchella - creeping evergreen herbs of North America vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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