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partridgeberry definition

☆ partridge·berry (pär′trij ber′ē)

noun pl. partridgeberries -·ries

  1. a trailing North American evergreen (Mitchella repens) of the madder family with opposite, rounded leaves, pinkish flowers, and red berries
  2. its berry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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