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- noun Plural form of
buffalo-berry .
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Examples
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It was made of dried buffalo-berries, stewed and made very sweet.
Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart
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Standing on the bank of that river, he saw great clusters of red, ripe buffalo-berries in the water.
Indian Why Stories 1915
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Standing on the bank of that river, he saw great clusters of red, ripe buffalo-berries in the water.
Indian Why Stories Frank Bird Linderman 1903
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It was made of dried buffalo-berries, stewed and made very sweet.
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I noticed a large number of fruit-bearing shrubs and bushes, including cherry, service, goose, and buffalo-berries, (two kinds,) with currants.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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Of the various kinds of wild fruits and berries are found cherries, plums, currants, gooseberries, service-berries, buffalo-berries, and some few grapes; among its vegetables and roots are the bread-root, pomme blanc, onions, and commote.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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"It was the time when buffalo-berries are red and ripe.
Indian Why Stories 1915
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"It is the wrong time of year to talk about berries," said War Eagle, that night in the lodge, "but I shall tell you why your mothers whip the buffalo-berries from the bushes.
Indian Why Stories 1915
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"It is the wrong time of year to talk about berries," said War Eagle, that night in the lodge, "but I shall tell you why your mothers whip the buffalo-berries from the bushes.
Indian Why Stories Frank Bird Linderman 1903
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"It was the time when buffalo-berries are red and ripe.
Indian Why Stories Frank Bird Linderman 1903
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