teaberry
[ tee-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈtiˌbɛr i, -bə ri /
noun, plural tea·ber·ries.
the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.
Words nearby teaberry
tea-bag,
tea-length,
tea-maker,
tea-of-heaven,
teabagger,
teaberry,
teabread,
teac,
teacake,
teacart,
teach
Example sentences from the Web for tea-berry
Molly, feeling a touch of rheumatism, was somewhere in the lower thicket seeking a tea-berry tonic.
Lobo, Rag and Vixen |Ernest Seton-Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for tea-berry
teaberry
/ (ˈtiːbərɪ, -brɪ) /
noun plural -ries
the berry of the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
another name for wintergreen (def. 1)
Word Origin for teaberry
C19: so called because its dried leaves have been used as a substitute for tea