单词 | deerberry |
释义 | deerberry|ˈdɪəˌbɛrɪ| A name given to the berry or succulent fruit of several North American procumbent shrubs or herbs, esp. of Gaultheria procumbens (family Ericaceæ), commonly called Winter-green in U.S. Also of Vaccinium stamineum, also called Squaw Huckleberry, and Mitchella repens (family Cinchonaceæ), a creeping herb, widely distributed in America. The name is also sometimes applied to the plants themselves.
1862Chambers' Encycl. 649. 1866 Treas. Bot. 522 The berries [of Gaultheria] are known by various names, as Partridge-berry, Chequer-berry, Deer-berry, Tea-berry, Box-berry, and afford winter food to partridges, deer, and other animals. |

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