partridgeberry

[ pahr-trij-ber-ee ]
/ ˈpɑr trɪdʒˌbɛr i /

noun, plural par·tridge·ber·ries.

a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.

Origin of partridgeberry

First recorded in 1705–15; partridge + berry

British Dictionary definitions for partridgeberry

partridgeberry
/ (ˈpɑːtrɪdʒˌbɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

Also called: boxberry, twinberry a creeping woody rubiaceous plant, Mitchella repens, of E North America with small white fragrant flowers and scarlet berries
the berry of the wintergreen
another name for wintergreen (def. 1)