teaberry

American  

[tee-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈtiˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

plural

teaberries

1. the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.

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teaberry British  

/ -brɪ, ˈtiːbərɪ /

noun

1. the berry of the wintergreen ( Gaultheria procumbens )

2. another name for wintergreen

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Etymology

Origin of teaberry

First recorded in 1790–1800; tea + berry

Example Sentences

I stayed in the rough, walking parallel to the road for a bit, in hopes of finding a teaberry to chew on.

From Literature

I walked into Jestine’s Kitchen in Charleston, and a waitress said, “Is there just one of you, sweetheart?” and her voice was like jasmine and teaberry.

From Washington Post

About four-thirty Christmas Eve I hung a small red cluster of teaberries on the deerskin door.

From Literature

The children gathered the summer berries in season, and the autumn's plentiful and spicy store of boxberries, checkerberries, teaberries or gingerbread berries with October's brown nuts.

From Project Gutenberg

She is now the head of the house, and it is she who should wear the teaberry gown.

From Project Gutenberg