twinberry

American

[twin-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈtwɪnˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

the partridgeberry, Mitchella repens.
a North American honeysuckle shrub, Lonicera involucrata, having involucrate flowers of various colors.

twinberry British

/ -brɪ, ˈtwɪnbərɪ /

noun

another name for partridgeberry

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noun

twinberries

plural

Etymology

Origin of twinberry

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; twin ¹ + berry

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