INKBERRY

inkberry, gallberry, gall-berry, evergreen winterberry, Ilex glabra

(noun) evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inkberry (countable and uncountable, plural inkberries)

Any of various plants that bear dark berries, or the berries themselves

Ilex glabra (winterberry, gallberry)

Ilex verticillata, American winterberry

Scaevola plumieri, a fan flower

Any plant of the genus Phytolacca, especially Phytolacca americana, the pokeweed.

Source: Wiktionary



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1 July 2024

DRIVE

(verb) cause someone or something to move by driving; “She drove me to school every day”; “We drove the car to the garage”


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