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/boks"ber'ee, -beuh ree/, n., pl. boxberries.1. the checkerberry.2. the partridgeberry.[1700-10, Amer.; BOX3 + BERRY]
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Boxberry — Box ber ry, n. (Bot.) The wintergreen. ({Gaultheria procumbens}). [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boxberry — ☆ boxberry [bäks′ber΄ē ] n. pl. boxberries 1. WINTERGREEN (sense 1a) 2. PARTRIDGEBERRY … English World dictionary
boxberry — noun An alternative name for the teaberry. See Also: checkerberry … Wiktionary
boxberry — noun 1. creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries • Syn: ↑partridgeberry, ↑twinberry, ↑Mitchella repens • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Mitchella, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flowering boxberry — noun see flowering box … Useful english dictionary
Gaultheria procumbens — Boxberry Box ber ry, n. (Bot.) The wintergreen. ({Gaultheria procumbens}). [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teaberry — 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… … Useful english dictionary
Gaultheria procumbens — in Hammond, Indiana Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Natural bobtail — A natural bobtail is an animal s tail which due to a mutated gene grows unusually short or is missing completely. The genes for the shortened tail may be dominant or recessive. Due to legislation restricting or preventing docking, natural… … Wikipedia
checkerberry — noun An alternative name for the teaberry. See Also: boxberry … Wiktionary
