Noun: bunchberry 'búnch,be-ree [N. Amer], 'búnch-bu-ree [Brit]
- Creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska
"Bunchberry carpeted the forest floor with its distinctive leaves and bright berries";
- dwarf cornel, crackerberry, pudding berry, Cornus canadensis
Derived forms: bunchberries
Type of: cornel, dogwood, dogwood tree
Encyclopedia: Bunchberry