WINTERBERRY

bearberry, possum haw, winterberry, Ilex decidua

(noun) deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

winterberry (plural winterberries)

A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.

The fruit of this plant.

Synonyms

• (plant): American winterberry, black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, white alder, winterberry holly

Source: Wiktionary



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