bunchberry
noun
bunch·ber·ry
ˈbənch-ˌber-ē 
-ˌbe-rē
: 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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Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 19 May 2018
Across the lake, the Nash Preserve features the state's only natural white pine bluff, where rare bunchberry grows in an upland fen.
—James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 6 Aug. 2017
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Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 19 May 2018
Across the lake, the Nash Preserve features the state's only natural white pine bluff, where rare bunchberry grows in an upland fen.
—James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 6 Aug. 2017
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“Bunchberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bunchberry. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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