Synonyms of groundberry

Noun


1. native cranberry, groundberry, ground-berry, cranberry heath, Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusum, shrub, bush

usage: small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia

2. teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, shrublet

usage: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil

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