Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an evergreen shrub of Western U.S. (
Rhamnus californicus ), bearing small red or black fruits; -- called also theCalifornia buckthorn .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits
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Examples
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You pass through a eucalyptus grove and then break out into chaparral and coastal scrub with lots of coyote brush, sagebrush, coffeeberry, toyon and the ever-present poison oak.
SFGate: Top News Stories Gail Todd 2011
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A coffeeberry hedge provides a screen for the entire backyard.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Their brilliant white blooms will lighten up a shady corner and can, with shrubs such as coffeeberry, ceanothus and sarcococca, provide the foundation for a woodland garden.
SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2011
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Other colors are out there too: the black fruit of coffeeberry
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
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They're fond of madrone Arbutus menziesii, if you're fortunate enough to have one, as well as toyon, elderberry and coffeeberry.
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
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They're fond of madrone Arbutus menziesii, if you're fortunate enough to have one, as well as toyon, elderberry and coffeeberry.
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
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Other colors are out there too: the black fruit of coffeeberry
SFGate: Top News Stories home@sfchronicle.com (Joe Eaton 2010
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Other effective antioxidant ingredients include vitamins B3 (Niacinamide), B5 (Pathenol), green tea, grape seed extract, coffeeberry® and idebenone.
Modern Mom 2009
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Every fall I enjoy watching western bluebirds eat the big black berries on the coffeeberry bushes scattered around my property.
The Union - All Categories By Brad Carter Special to The Union 2009
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Every fall I enjoy watching western bluebirds eat the big black berries on the coffeeberry bushes scattered around my property.
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