English Explanatory Dictionary

dogberry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The berry of the dogwood.
  2. Clintonia borealis (yellow clintonia)
noun
  1. A pompous, foolish or self-important official.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒɡbəɹi/ /ˈdɔɡˌbɛɹi/ /ˈdɑɡˌbɛɹi/

Word forms

dogberry dogberries

Etymology

See dogwood and berry. Compare also dog rose. Compare German Hundbeere (“bittersweet”), Ancient Greek κυνόσβατος (kunósbatos, “evergreen rose”), Lithuanian šùnobelė (“buckthorn”), Italian mela canina (“mandrake”).

Derived words

Dogberryism
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