n.
- See wintergreen (sense ).
- See withe rod.
[From the use of its leaves as a tea substitute.]
Dictionary:
tea·ber·ry (tē'bĕr'ē)
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| WordNet: teaberry |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #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
Synonyms: wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens
Meaning #2:
spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
Synonyms: wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, spiceberry
| withe rod | |
| wintergreen | |
| Clark's Teaberry |
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