astroloma humifusum

Noun

Synonyms: native cranberry groundberry ground-berry cranberry heath Astroloma humifusum Styphelia humifusum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus StypheliaSynonyms: native cranberry groundberry ground-berry cranberry heath Astroloma humifusum Styphelia humifusum

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

groundberry \groundberry\ n. A small prostrate or ascending shrub (Astroloma humifusum) having scarlet flowers and thin-fleshed succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus Styphelia.

Syn: native cranberry, cranberry heath, Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusum. [WordNet 1.5]

2.A creeping shrub of eastern North America (Gaultheria procumbens) having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.

Syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. [WordNet 1.5]