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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A compact flowering plant of species Ardisia crenata, native to East Asia.
2. 2
   spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil wordnet
3. 3
   Its fruit, a glossy, bright red drupe.
4. 4
   shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

coralberrycoralberryardisia crenataboxberrycheckerberrychristmas berry

Etymology

From spice + berry.

Related phrases

east asiaflowering plant

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