buffalo berry

noun

: either of two North American shrubs (Shepherdia argentea and S. canadensis) of the oleaster family with silvery foliage

also : their edible scarlet berry

Examples of buffalo berry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Father and son, both members of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, stare out at a sea of green grass and buffalo berry bushes as a herd of 30 or so bison munch patches of grass, flick their tails at flies, and flop onto the ground, creating brief billows of dust. —Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for buffalo berry

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