deerberry
deerberry · deerberries
Gaultheria procumbens, or its fruitGaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry or checkerberry), or its fruit.
Meaning
4 sensesGaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry or checkerberry), or its fruit.
Vaccinium stamineum (squaw huckleberry), or its fruit.
Maianthemum dilatatum (snakeberry), or its fruit.
Mitchella repens (partridgeberry), or its fruit.
More definitions
- small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer
Origin
From deer + berry.From deer + berry.
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Forms
plural: deerberries| Singular | deerberry |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer:squaw huckleberryVaccinium stamineum