单词 | tea-berry |
释义 | ˈtea-ˌberry The American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens: see quot.; also called Canada tea or mountain tea. Also, the fruit of this.
1818W. P. C. Barton Compendium Floræ Philadelphicæ I. 194 Gaultheria..procumbens... Mountain Tea. Tea-berry. Partridge-berry. Wintergreen. 1858Hogg Veg. Kingd. cxv. 482 The leaves [of Gaultheria procumbens]..when..dried..make an excellent substitute for tea,..and the plant is on that account called Tea-berry and Mountain Tea. 1884Cassell's Fam. Mag. Mar. 239/1 Here [in Houston, Texas]..the tea-berry tree, and huge orange trees..made me forget for a moment that I was expecting something very different. 1895Outing (U.S.) XXVII. 18/1 Tiny white capillaire tea-berries, with a flavor like some rare perfume. |

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