winterberry
English edit
Etymology edit
winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.
Noun edit
winterberry (plural winterberries)
- A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
- The fruit of this plant.
Synonyms edit
- (plant): American winterberry, black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, white alder, winterberry holly
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Translations edit
American winterberry, Ilex verticillata — see American winterberry