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pembina (berry) [< Cdn F< Algonk.: cf. Cree nipiminān; see 1853 quote]

• n. a shrub, Viburnum opulus; also the reddish, tart berry of this shrub. Various early spellings.

  See also: highbush cranberry  

  • Though pembina is established as the popular spelling, the form pimbina is often preferred by botanists.
  • For another meaning, see note at mooseberry.