单词 | twinberry |
释义 | twinberry in British English (ˈtwɪnbərɪ, -brɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries another name for partridgeberry (sense 1) twinberry in American English (ˈtwɪnˌbɛri) US nounWord forms: plural ˈtwinˌberries 1. a North American variety of honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) with purple flowers 2. partridgeberry twinberry in American English (ˈtwɪnˌberi, -bəri) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. the partridgeberry, Mitchella repens 2. a North American honeysuckle shrub, Lonicera involucrata, having involucrate flowers of various colors Word origin [1815–25, Amer. twin1 + berry]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, artifact, diorama, pullout, treadmill |
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