Bunchberry (Noun)
Meaning
Creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest floor was carpeted with a dense mat of bunchberry, its bright red berries standing out against the lush green foliage.
- Bunchberry is a low-growing, shade-loving plant that thrives in the moist soils of northern forests.
- In the tundra, bunchberry grows in association with other low-statured shrubs and herbs, forming a dense, shrub-like community.
- The whorled leaves of the bunchberry plant are typically four- to six-lobed, and are borne in tight clusters at the tips of the stems.
- Bunchberry is an important food source for many wildlife species, including bears, birds, and small mammals.