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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.
2. 2
   spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil wordnet
3. 3
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

berryboxberrycreeping wintergreenfruitgaultheria procumbensground-berry

Etymology

From the chequer tree, which has fruits of a similar appearance.

Related phrases

gaultheria procumbens

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