winterberry
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.
Noun
[edit]winterberry (plural winterberries)
- A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
- The fruit of this plant.
Synonyms
[edit]- (plant): American winterberry, black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, white alder, winterberry holly
Derived terms
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Translations
[edit]American winterberry, Ilex verticillata — see American winterberry