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the edible scarlet fruit of a shrub (Shepherdia argentea) found on the Upper Missouri; also the shrub itself.
The fruit of the buffalo-bush; the buffalo-berry. Also attributive.
North American. A deciduous shrub, Shepherdia canadensis, of the family Elæagnaceæ, native to North America, and bearing small yellow flowers…
= soapberry, n. 2b. Also attributive.