/sheep"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ , n. , pl. sheepberries .
1. a North American shrub or small tree, Viburnum lentago, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of small white flowers and edible, berrylike black drupes.
2. the fruit itself. Also called black haw, nannyberry .
[ 1805-15, Amer.; SHEEP + BERRY ]