spiceberry in British English
(ˈspaɪsbərɪ, -brɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ries
1.
a myrtaceous tree, Eugenia rhombea, of the Caribbean and Florida, with orange or black edible fruits
2.
the fruit of this tree
3.
any of various other aromatic plants or shrubs having spicy edible berries, such as wintergreen
spiceberry in American English
(ˈspaɪsˌbɛri)
US
nounWord forms: plural ˈspiceˌberries
1.
a.
a Caribbean tree (Eugenia rhombea) of the myrtle family, having orange or black fruit
b.
this fruit
2.
any of several aromatic plants, esp. wintergreen (sense 1)
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