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teaberry

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tea⋅ber⋅ry

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

Origin:
1790–1800; tea + berry
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tea·ber·ry   (tē'běr'ē)   
n.  
  1. See wintergreen.

  2. See withe rod.


[From the use of its leaves as a tea substitute.]
win·ter·green   (wĭn'tər-grēn')   
n.  
    1. A low-growing, creeping evergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens) of North America, having solitary nodding white flowers, aromatic leaves, and spicy edible scarlet berries. Also called checkerberry, teaberry.

    2. An oil or a flavoring obtained from this plant.

  1. Any of several similar or related plants, such as the pipsissewa.


[Translation of Dutch wintergroen.]
withe rod  
n.  An eastern North American deciduous shrub (Viburnum cassinoides) having clusters of small white flowers and bluish-black edible fruit. Also called Appalachian tea, teaberry.
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