Teaberry
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Teaberry is a noun meaning A berry which is the fruit of a small shrub native to northeastern North America, Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry, American wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, partridgeberry).
Meaning
A berry which is the fruit of a small shrub native to northeastern North America, Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry, American wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, partridgeberry).
More Meanings
- A pinkish-white edible berry which grows in the Falkland Islands, where the fruits are harvested annually by Islanders to make cakes, confectionary and pavlovas. On the South American mainland the leaves are brewed for tea (Myrteola nummularia).
Word Forms
- teaberries
- tea berry
Synonyms for teaberry
Depending on context, synonyms include wintergreen, spiceberry, checkerberry, boxberry, groundberry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include checkerberry, boxberry, spiceberry, wintergreen, groundberry, deerberry.
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