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buffalo berry†
West
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a shrub of the genus Shepherdia, as S. canadensis; also, the edible red berry of this shrub.
Quotations
1920
I have read that the name Buffalo-berry is derived from the fact that it was a customary garnish to the monotonous buffalo steaks and tongues of those days.
1957
He went to the trading room and stared round him, thinking of . . . red buffalo berries still on the twigs.
1958
Up in the coulees, you can find a few shrubs of the buffalo berry. . . .