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tea·ber·ry

 (tē′bĕr′ē)
[From the use of its leaves as a tea substitute.]
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teaberry

(ˈtiːbərɪ; -brɪ)
n, pl -ries
1. (Plants) the berry of the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
2. (Plants) another name for wintergreen1
[C19: so called because its dried leaves have been used as a substitute for tea]
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tea•ber•ry

(ˈtiˌbɛr i, -bə ri)

n., pl. -ries.
the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.
[1790–1800]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.teaberry - creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oilteaberry - creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
boxberry, checkerberry, spiceberry, teaberry, wintergreen - spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
oil of wintergreen, wintergreen oil - oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant
Gaultheria, genus Gaultheria - widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs
shrublet - dwarf shrub
2.teaberry - spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
berry - any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
checkerberry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, mountain tea, teaberry, wintergreen, groundberry, ground-berry - creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
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