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farkleberry

Definition of farkleberry

noun (plural farkleberries)

  • a shrub or small tree with thick leathery leaves and inedible black berries, native to the south-eastern US.
    • Vaccinium arboreum, family Ericaceae

Origin:

mid 18th century: probably an alteration of whortleberry

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