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.
Words nearby partridgeberry
partook,
partridge,
partridge pea,
partridge wood,
partridge-wood,
partridgeberry,
parts,
parts of a sentence,
parts of holland,
parts of kesteven,
parts of lindsey
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)