teaberry
NounSynonyms:
wintergreencheckerberrymountain teagroundberryground-berrycreeping wintergreenGaultheria procumbensboxberryspiceberry
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oilSynonyms: wintergreencheckerberrymountain teagroundberryground-berrycreeping wintergreenGaultheria procumbens
- spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oilSynonyms: wintergreenboxberrycheckerberryspiceberry
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Teaberry \Tea"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) The checkerberry. [1913 Webster]