Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Salal-berry \Sal"al-ber`ry\, n. [Probably of American Indian
   origin.] (Bot.)
   The edible fruit of the {Gaultheria Shallon}, an ericaceous
   shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about
   the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color.