SPICEBERRY

wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry

(noun) spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil

coralberry, spiceberry, Ardisia crenata

(noun) shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spiceberry (plural spiceberries)

A compact flowering plant, Ardisia crenata, native to East Asia.

Its fruit, a glossy, bright red drupe.

Synonyms

• coralberry

Source: Wiktionary



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