different between coralberry vs winterberry

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

coral +? berry

Noun

coralberry (countable and uncountable, plural coralberries)

1. A species of bromeliad, Aechmea fulgens, of Brazil, and which is often used as an ornamental plant.
2. American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.
3. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, of eastern North America.
4. Ardisia crenata of east Asia.

Synonyms

• (American winterberry): black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, white alder, winterberry, winterberry holly
• (Ardisia crenata): Christmas berry, Australian holly, coral ardisia, coral bush, coralberry tree, hen's-eyes, spiceberry
• (Symphiocarpus orbiculatus): buckbrush, Indian currant

Derived terms

• Chenault coralberry (Symphoricarpos × chenaultii)
• Chinese coralberry (Symphoricarpos sinensis)

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English

Wikispecies

Etymology

winter +? berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.

Noun

winterberry (plural winterberries)

1. A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
2. The fruit of this plant.

Synonyms

• (plant): American winterberry, black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, white alder, winterberry holly

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