DCHP-2

pembina (berry) [< Cdn F< Algonk.: cf. Cree nipiminān; see 1853 quote] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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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.