pembina
pembina Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American A river in North America that originates in Manitoba, Canada, and flows southward into North Dakota before joining the Red River of the North, lending its name to the surrounding region and local administrative counties.
"The expedition established a temporary trading post near the banks of the Pembina before continuing their journey deeper into the territory."
North American A deciduous shrub of the honeysuckle family (Viburnum edule or Viburnum opulus var. americanum), native to the forests and riverbanks of northern North America, noted for its clusters of tart, edible red berries commonly called highbush cranberries.
"The early settlers learned from indigenous communities to harvest the pembina in late summer to make vibrant, tart jellies."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Canadian French as 'pembina', originating from the Ojibwe word 'niibiminaa' or 'aniibiminaa', meaning 'summer berry'.