/wuyn"ber'ee, -beuh ree/ , n. , pl. wineberries .
1. a prickly shrub, Rubus phoenicolasius, of China and Japan, having pinkish or white flowers and small, red, edible fruit.
2. the fruit of this plant.
[ bef. 1000; ME winberie, OE winberige grape. See WINE, BERRY ]