1. A North American shrub or small tree (Viburnum lentago) bearing small white flowers and dark blue-black berries.
Usage: Also called sheepberry or wild raisin; The berries are edible and were traditionally used by Native Americans
2. The fruit of the nannyberry plant; a small, sweet, dark berry.

Examples

• The nannyberry grows wild in woodlands and along streams throughout eastern North America.
• In late summer, the nannyberry shrub produces clusters of dark berries that attract birds.
• Native Americans harvested nannyberries and dried them for winter food.
• The nannyberry's white flowers bloom in spring before the leaves fully emerge.
• You can identify a nannyberry by its opposite leaves and distinctive blue-black fruit.
• The berries of the nannyberry have a sweet, slightly tart flavor when fully ripe.