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partridgeberry
[ pahr-trij-ber-ee ]
noun
, plural par·tridge·ber·ries.
- a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
partridgeberry
/ ˈpɑːtrɪdʒˌbɛrɪ /
noun
- Also calledboxberrytwinberry a creeping woody rubiaceous plant, Mitchella repens, of E North America with small white fragrant flowers and scarlet berries
- the berry of the wintergreen
- See wintergreenanother name for wintergreen
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