Bunchberry \Bunch"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) The dwarf cornel ({Cornus Canadensis}), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries.
Cornus canadensis n : creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska [syn: {bunchberry}, {dwarf cornel}, {crackerberry}, {pudding berry}]