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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26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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