poisonberry

noun

: any of several plants with small inedible or poisonous fruits: such as

a

: a shrub of the genus Cestrum

b

: a West Indian shrub (Bourreria succulenta) of the family Boraginaceae with small flowers in corymbose cymes

c

: poisonberry tree

d

: bittersweet sense 2 a

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