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Definition of Gall-berry
1. Noun. Evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gall-berry
Literary usage of Gall-berry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1890)
"I have also found it upon red bay, oleander, sweet bay, very abundantly upon the
gall berry (Iler glaber), upon the common myrtle, and upon an ericaceous ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1881)
"L have also found it upon rod bay, oleander, sweet bay, very abundantly upon the
gall berry (Ilex glaber), upon the common myrtle, and upon an ericaceous ..."
3. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"Gall- berry land is considered by some " truckers" as unexcelled for strawberries,
and for Irish potatoes, which are said to be better in ..."
4. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1841)
"The holly, the sweet-gum, the gall-berry, and the poke, are 'those which they
first attack; but, as these fail, which is usually the case in January, ..."
5. Birds in Their Relations to Man: A Manual of Economic Ornithology for the by Clarence Moores Weed, Ned Dearborn (1903)
"Audubon states that in the South during winter the robins feed on the berries
and fruits of the holly, sweet-gum, gall-berry, and pokeweed, as well as the ..."
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