HyperDic: checkerberry

English > 2 senses of the word checkerberry:
NOUNplantcheckerberry, teaberry, wintergreen, mountain tea, groundberry, 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
foodcheckerberry, wintergreen, boxberry, teaberry, spiceberryspicy red berrylike fruit
English > checkerberry: 2 senses > noun 1, 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, mountain tea, groundberry, 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
English > checkerberry: 2 senses > noun 2, food
Meaningspicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil.
Synonymswintergreen, boxberry, teaberry, spiceberry
Part ofteaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, 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
BroaderberryAny of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits

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