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BLOOD BERRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas
Synonyms:
blood berry; bloodberry; Rivina humilis; rouge plant; rougeberry
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blood berry" is a kind of...):
houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)
Holonyms ("blood berry" is a member of...):
genus Rivina; Rivina (small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America)