dangleberry

dangleberry

English

Etymology

From dangle +‎ berry.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdæŋɡəlˌbəɹi/, [ˈdæŋɡl̩ˌbɹi]
  • (General American, without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈdæŋɡəlˌbɛɹi/, [ˈdæŋɡl̩ˌbeɹi]
    • (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡəlˌbɛɹi/, /ˈdɛ̃ŋɡəlˌbɛɹi/, [ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡl̩ˌbɛɹi], [ˈdeɪ̯ŋɡl̩ˌbɛɹi]
  • Hyphenation: dan‧gle‧ber‧ry

Noun

dangleberry (plural dangleberries)

  1. An ericaceous flowering plant in the genus Gaylussacia.
  2. The white-bloomed dark blue edible berry of this plant.
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