Definition of bunchberry
: a creeping perennial herb (Cornus canadensis) of the dogwood family that has whorled leaves and white floral bracts and bears clusters of red berries
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England was represented by a rose hand-embroidered in silk thread and organza, for example, and Canada by the bunchberry.
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Across the lake, the Nash Preserve features the state's only natural white pine bluff, where rare bunchberry grows in an upland fen.
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First Known Use of bunchberry
1845
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