Sheenyberry -

Toby froze.

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The berries did not darken or harden. Instead, their shimmer intensified, the colors swirling lazily like oil on water. They seemed to lean toward his hand, the stems relaxing their tension. Toby froze

The term's rarity is compounded by the fact that the word has a separate, highly offensive history. In early 20th-century slang, "sheeny" was an ethnic slur against Jewish people. Because of this, any compound word containing "sheeny" fell out of polite usage almost entirely. It is highly unlikely that "sheenyberry" was intended as an anti-Semitic term (botanical names rarely are), but the association with the slur is why you will almost never hear it spoken today. In early 20th-century slang, "sheeny" was an ethnic

"It’s... it’s beautiful," Toby whispered. "It’s magic."