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wonderberry

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The sunberry (in all senses: Solanum retroflexum, Solanum nigrum, and their respective berries).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: garden huckleberry, sunberry, Solanum nigrum guineese, Solanum melanocerasum, Solanum burbankii

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: black nightshade, common nightshade, poisonberry, poison-berry, Solanum nigrum

History

Etymology

From wonder + berry.