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- noun botany Any of the
genus Shepherdia ofshrubs withsilvery scurfy leaves .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Among the pines that grew here, and on the occasional banks, were the cherry, (_cerasus virginiana_,) currants, and grains de boeuf, (_shepherdia argentea_.)
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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There are three kinds, — the white, yellow, and red, (shepherdia argentia.)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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The valley gave abundant indication of wild fruit at the proper season, such as plums, cherries, currants, goose and buffalo berries, (shepherdia argentea.)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIFE 1841
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