bunchberry n 1: creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {dwarf cornel}, {crackerberry}, {pudding berry}, {Cornus canadensis}]
Bunchberry \Bunch"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) The dwarf cornel ({Cornus Canadensis}), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries. [1913 Webster]