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 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

I scooped under the snow for teaberry plants to boil down and pour over snowballs for dessert.

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

Later, when about to settle for the night, he was joined by Molly, who had taken her teaberry and then eaten her frugal meal of sweet birch near the Sunning Bank.

From Project Gutenberg