boxberry

[ boks-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

/ ˈbɒksˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun, plural box·ber·ries.

the checkerberry.

the partridgeberry.

Origin of boxberry

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; box³ + berry

Words nearby boxberry

bowyer, box, boxball, box beam, box bed, boxberry, boxboard, box bolt, boxboy, box calf, box camera

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Example sentences from the Web for boxberry

Boxberry, fever-bush, sweet fern, and horseradish make a good and healthy diet-drink.
The American Frugal Housewife|Lydia M. Child
Daily I met happy groups of Wallencampers, with baskets and pails in their hands, going "boxberry plummin.'"
Cape Cod Folks|Sarah P. McLean Greene
Have no objection, either, to his bringing Elinor boxberry plums.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866|Various
Out of the tufts of boxberry leaves and plums they made the word "Welcome," which they hung over the door.
In The Boyhood of Lincoln|Hezekiah Butterworth

I never read yet of any maiden losing her heart on boxberry plums; though, to be sure, he might bewitch them.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866|Various

British Dictionary definitions for boxberry

boxberry

/ (ˈbɒksbərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the fruit of the partridgeberry or wintergreen

another name for partridgeberry, wintergreen (def. 1)

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单词	boxberry
释义	boxberry [ boks-ber-ee, -buh-ree ] / ˈbɒksˌbɛr i, -bə ri / noun, plural box·ber·ries. the checkerberry. the partridgeberry. Origin of boxberry An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; box³ + berry Words nearby boxberry bowyer, box, boxball, box beam, box bed, boxberry, boxboard, box bolt, boxboy, box calf, box camera Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boxberry Boxberry, fever-bush, sweet fern, and horseradish make a good and healthy diet-drink. The American Frugal Housewife\|Lydia M. Child Daily I met happy groups of Wallencampers, with baskets and pails in their hands, going "boxberry plummin.'" Cape Cod Folks\|Sarah P. McLean Greene Have no objection, either, to his bringing Elinor boxberry plums. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866\|Various Out of the tufts of boxberry leaves and plums they made the word "Welcome," which they hung over the door. In The Boyhood of Lincoln\|Hezekiah Butterworth I never read yet of any maiden losing her heart on boxberry plums; though, to be sure, he might bewitch them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866\|Various British Dictionary definitions for boxberry boxberry / (ˈbɒksbərɪ) / noun plural -ries the fruit of the partridgeberry or wintergreen another name for partridgeberry, wintergreen (def. 1) 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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