boxberry

[ boks-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

/ ˈbɒksˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

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noun, plural box·ber·ries.

the checkerberry.

the partridgeberry.

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Origin of boxberry

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; box³ + berry

Words nearby boxberry

bowyer, box, boxball, box beam, box bed, boxberry, boxboard, box bolt, boxboy, box calf, box camera

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How to use boxberry in a sentence

Boxberry, fever-bush, sweet fern, and horseradish make a good and healthy diet-drink.
The American Frugal Housewife|Lydia M. Child
I never read yet of any maiden losing her heart on boxberry plums; though, to be sure, he might bewitch them.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866|Various
Out of the tufts of boxberry leaves and plums they made the word "Welcome," which they hung over the door.
In The Boyhood of Lincoln|Hezekiah Butterworth
Have no objection, either, to his bringing Elinor boxberry plums.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866|Various

Daily I met happy groups of Wallencampers, with baskets and pails in their hands, going "boxberry plummin.'"
Cape Cod Folks|Sarah P. McLean Greene

British Dictionary definitions for boxberry

boxberry

/ (ˈbɒksbərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the fruit of the partridgeberry or wintergreen

another name for partridgeberry, wintergreen (def. 1)

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