Gallberry (Noun)
Meaning
Evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The woods were filled with the spiky, leathery leaves of the gallberry bush, a type of evergreen holly that was common in that part of the country.
- As the bird flitted through the underbrush, it snatched a few of the ripe black gallberries that clung to the stems.
- Gallberry leaves were often used in floral arrangements because of their shiny, waxy texture and dark green color.
- In the wetlands of the Southeast, gallberry holly grew in thickets, providing food and shelter for small mammals and birds.
- Wild turkeys foraged on the gallberries, their iridescent feathers catching the sunlight as they searched for other treats among the underbrush.