buffalo berry


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buf′falo ber`ry


n.
1. either of two North American shrubs, Shepherdia argentea or S. canadensis, of the oleaster family, having silvery, oblong leaves and edible yellow or red berries.
2. the fruit itself.
[1795–1805]
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Annora Brown, Thorny Buffalo Berry, 1959, watercolour and casein, Glenbow Museum, 59.17.11
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