Blackberry

blackberry n _Empetrum Nigrum_. Blackberry. On hills round St John's. Small prostrate spreading shrub. Leaves with margins recurved to meet at the back. Flowers small, purplish, grow- ing in the axils of the upper leaves. Berries edible, black. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Stor...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6098
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Summary:blackberry n _Empetrum Nigrum_. Blackberry. On hills round St John's. Small prostrate spreading shrub. Leaves with margins recurved to meet at the back. Flowers small, purplish, grow- ing in the axils of the upper leaves. Berries edible, black. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story Sept. 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I On last line of quote, 'exils' has been edited to read 'axils'.

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