sand cherry

/ˈsænd ˌtʃɛri/
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Other forms: sand cherries

Definitions of sand cherry
  1. noun
    small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit
    synonyms: Prunus cuneata, Prunus pumila, Prunus pumilla susquehanae, Prunus susquehanae
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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