snowberry
noun
snow·ber·ry
ˈsnō-ˌber-ē 
: any of several white-berried shrubs (especially genus Symphoricarpos of the honeysuckle family)
especially
: a low-growing North American shrub (S. albus) with pinkish-white flowers in small axillary clusters
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The realistic-looking garland resembles evergreen pine needles with snowberry cluster accents.
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
This is a cool white garden, the steps from the yard to the front door set off by dark yews, puffs of white snowberries and cow parsley in long grass, white-flowering hydrangea bushes, and a white rambling rector rose sprawling up the walls.
—Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
North America has four species of hummingbird moth, with the most common and recognizable being the snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) and the hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe).
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
Both black bears and grizzly bears eat huckleberries, chokecherries, snowberries, mountain ash berries, and hawthorn berries, among countless other varieties.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024
This is a few blocks east and uphill from the Laurelwood Golf Course, in an area with Oregon white oaks, Oregon ash, snowberry, vine maple, other miscellaneous trees, as well as much undergrowth.
—oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
Heading down the Pimlico Road, Linley roars with two giant topiary lions, and an old-school snowberry white Mini Cooper.
—Vogue, 2 June 2022
Try making a wreath using faux snowberries on a grapevine base and spray it with silver paint.
—Iris Van Rynbach, courant.com, 19 Nov. 2019
Elderberry, serviceberry, dogwood and snowberry are attractive options that are well-adapted to our region and great sources of fall food for birds.
—oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2019
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
This is a cool white garden, the steps from the yard to the front door set off by dark yews, puffs of white snowberries and cow parsley in long grass, white-flowering hydrangea bushes, and a white rambling rector rose sprawling up the walls.
—Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
North America has four species of hummingbird moth, with the most common and recognizable being the snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) and the hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe).
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
Both black bears and grizzly bears eat huckleberries, chokecherries, snowberries, mountain ash berries, and hawthorn berries, among countless other varieties.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024
This is a few blocks east and uphill from the Laurelwood Golf Course, in an area with Oregon white oaks, Oregon ash, snowberry, vine maple, other miscellaneous trees, as well as much undergrowth.
—oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
Heading down the Pimlico Road, Linley roars with two giant topiary lions, and an old-school snowberry white Mini Cooper.
—Vogue, 2 June 2022
Try making a wreath using faux snowberries on a grapevine base and spray it with silver paint.
—Iris Van Rynbach, courant.com, 19 Nov. 2019
Elderberry, serviceberry, dogwood and snowberry are attractive options that are well-adapted to our region and great sources of fall food for birds.
—oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2019
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“Snowberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowberry. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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