Winterberry Definition

wĭntər-bĕrē
winterberries
noun
A deciduous shrub or small tree (Ilex verticillata), the most widespread of North American hollies, growing in many variable forms from eastern Canada south to Texas and Florida and having bright red berries.
American Heritage
Any of several tall hollies of E North America, as the inkberry and the black alder, with thin, evergreen or deciduous leaves and brilliant red, black, purple, or yellow berries that persist over winter.
Webster's New World
The fruit of this plant.
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Other Word Forms of Winterberry

Noun

Singular:
winterberry
Plural:
winterberries

Origin of Winterberry

  • winter +"Ž berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.

    From Wiktionary

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