HyperDic: groundberry

English > 2 senses of the word groundberry:
NOUNplantgroundberry, native cranberry, ground-berry, cranberry heath, Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusumsmall prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries
plantgroundberry, teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbenscreeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
English > groundberry: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia.
Synonymsnative cranberry, ground-berry, cranberry heath, Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusum
Member ofAstroloma, genus Astrolomaevergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
English > groundberry: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningCreeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
Synonymsteaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens
Member ofGaultheria, genus Gaultheriawidely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs
Partswintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberryspicy red berrylike fruit
Broadershrubletdwarf shrub
Substanceswintergreen oil, oil of wintergreenoil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry / teaberry plant
Spanishgaulteria
Catalangaultheria procumbens

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