tea-berry

tea·ber·ry

[tee-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
noun, plural tea·ber·ries.
the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.

Origin:
1790–1800; tea + berry

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teaberry (ˈtiːbərɪ, -brɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ries
1.  the berry of the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
2.  another name for wintergreen
 
[C19: so called because its dried leaves have been used as a substitute for tea]

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tea-berry
American wintergreen, 1818, from tea + berry, so called because the dried berries were used as a substitute for tea.
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