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buffaloberry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Shepherdia, native to North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The edible berry of these plants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From buffalo + berry.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arapaho: hooxeehib — shrub of the genus Shepherdia
  • Assiniboine: dágušašanahu — shrub of the genus Shepherdia
  • Cheyenne: ma'kemenó'e — shrub of the genus Shepherdia
  • Crow: baalashiísshee — shrub of the genus Shepherdia
  • Dakota: maštíŋphute — shrub of the genus Shepherdia
  • French: airelle rouge — shrub of the genus Shepherdia
  • Lakota: maštíŋčaphuté — shrub of the genus Shepherdia
  • Navajo: dibédą́ą́ʼ — shrub of the genus Shepherdia