box huckleberry
noun
a nearly prostrate evergreen huckleberry shrub, Gaylussacia brachycera, of central to eastern North America, having short clusters of white or pink flowers and blue fruit.
Origin of box huckleberry
1An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
- Also called juniper berry.
Words Nearby box huckleberry
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