teaberry

  • 1Teaberry — Tea ber ry, n. (Bot.) The checkerberry. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2teaberry — [tē′ber΄ē] n. pl. teaberries 1. WINTERGREEN (sense 1) 2. the berry of the wintergreen …

    English World dictionary

  • 3teaberry — noun A berry which is the fruit of a small shrub native to northeastern North America, Gaultheria procumbens, also known as the Eastern teaberry, American wintergreen, boxberry, and checkerberry …

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  • 4teaberry — šliaužiančioji bruknuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Gaultheria procumbens), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Gaultheria… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 5teaberry — noun Etymology: from the use of its leaves as a substitute for tea Date: 1818 checkerberry …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6teaberry — /tee ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. teaberries. the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. [1790 1800; TEA + BERRY] * * * …

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  • 7teaberry — tea·berry …

    English syllables

  • 8teaberry — tea•ber•ry [[t]ˈtiˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries pln the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens[/ex] • Etymology: 1790–1800 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9teaberry — /ˈtibəri/ (say teebuhree), / bri/ (say bree) noun (plural teaberries) the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens …

  • 10teaberry — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑wintergreen, ↑checkerberry, ↑mountain tea, ↑groundberry, ↑ground… …

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