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partridgeberry

[ pahr-trij-ber-ee ]

noun

, plural par·tridge·ber·ries.
  1. a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.

partridgeberry

/ ˈpɑːtrɪdʒˌbɛrɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledboxberrytwinberry a creeping woody rubiaceous plant, Mitchella repens, of E North America with small white fragrant flowers and scarlet berries
  2. the berry of the wintergreen
  3. another name for wintergreen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of partridgeberry1

First recorded in 1705–15; partridge + berry

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