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Botanical Nerd Word: Bacciferous

Close up of callicarpa berries

Bacciferous: Producing berries.*

Any plant that produces true berries is bacciferous, like Callicarpa (Beautyberry).

*Bagust, H. (1992). The gardener’s dictionary of horticultural terms. London: Cassell.

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