checkerberry
checkerberry · checkerberries
The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbensThe teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
Meaning
1 sensesThe teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
More definitions
- spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
- creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
Origin
From the chequer tree, which has fruits of a similar appearance.From the chequer tree, which has fruits of a similar appearance.
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Forms
plural: checkerberries| Singular | checkerberry |
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regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil:wintergreenboxberryteaberryspiceberry
- creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil:teaberrywintergreenmountain teagroundberryground-berrycreeping wintergreenGaultheria procumbens