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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Avignon berry

/ăv'-ĭn-yônˌ bĕr'-ē/ · A·vignon· ber·ry · IPA
01 The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used…
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    The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also French berry.(Bot.) Also: French berry