teaberry

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

/ ˈtiˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

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noun, plural tea·ber·ries.

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

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Origin of teaberry

First recorded in 1790–1800; tea + berry

Words nearby teaberry

Tea Act, tea bag, teabagger, tea ball, tea basket, teaberry, tea biscuit, teabread, tea break, TEAC, tea caddy

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How to use teaberry in a sentence

Molly, feeling a touch of rheumatism, was somewhere in the lower thicket seeking a teaberry tonic.
Wild Animals I Have Known|Ernest Thompson Seton

British Dictionary definitions for teaberry

teaberry

/ (ˈtiːbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the berry of the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

another name for wintergreen (def. 1)

Word Origin for teaberry

C19: so called because its dried leaves have been used as a substitute for tea

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