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单词 teaberry
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teaberry

[ tee-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈtiˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural tea·ber·ries.

the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.

Origin of teaberry

First recorded in 1790–1800; tea + berry

Words nearby teaberry

Tea Act, tea bag, teabagger, tea ball, tea basket, teaberry, tea biscuit, teabread, tea break, TEAC, tea caddy
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Example sentences from the Web for teaberry

  • Molly, feeling a touch of rheumatism, was somewhere in the lower thicket seeking a teaberry tonic.

    Wild Animals I Have Known|Ernest Thompson Seton

British Dictionary definitions for teaberry

teaberry
/ (ˈtiːbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the berry of the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
another name for wintergreen (def. 1)

Word Origin for teaberry

C19: so called because its dried leaves have been used as a substitute for tea
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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