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sheepberry

noun
sheep·berry | \ˈshēp-—see berry\

Definition of sheepberry 

1a : a North American shrub or small tree (Viburnum lentago) having white flowers in flat cymes

b : the black edible berrylike drupe of this plant

2 : black haw sense 1

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