checkerberry

[ chek-er-ber-ee ]

/ ˈtʃɛk ərˌbɛr i /

noun, plural check·er·ber·ries.

the red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.

the plant itself.

any of several other plants bearing similar fruit, or the fruit itself.

Origin of checkerberry

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; perhaps so named from its appearance

Words nearby checkerberry

check digit, checked, checked swing, checkedy, checker, checkerberry, checkerbloom, checkerboard, checkered, checkered career, checkered flag

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Example sentences from the Web for checkerberry

Gaultheria procumbens (checkerberry), prevailing everywhere in woods along banks of rivers.
The Maine Woods|Henry David Thoreau
Both boys breathed deep of the piney fragrance and filled their mouths with pungent "checkerberry" leaves.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow
The checkerberry's spicy flavor permeates leaves, stem and fruit.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard
The Wintergreen, or Checkerberry, used for flavoring, belongs to this genus.
Field Book of Western Wild Flowers|Margaret Armstrong

We taste still the sting of checkerberry and woodsy flavor of the fragrant birch.
Meadow Grass|Alice Brown

British Dictionary definitions for checkerberry

checkerberry

/ (ˈtʃɛkəbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the fruit of any of various plants, esp the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

any plant bearing this fruit

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单词	checkerberry
释义	checkerberry [ chek-er-ber-ee ] / ˈtʃɛk ərˌbɛr i / noun, plural check·er·ber·ries. the red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. the plant itself. any of several other plants bearing similar fruit, or the fruit itself. Origin of checkerberry An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; perhaps so named from its appearance Words nearby checkerberry check digit, checked, checked swing, checkedy, checker, checkerberry, checkerbloom, checkerboard, checkered, checkered career, checkered flag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens (checkerberry), prevailing everywhere in woods along banks of rivers. The Maine Woods\|Henry David Thoreau Both boys breathed deep of the piney fragrance and filled their mouths with pungent "checkerberry" leaves. Still Jim\|Honor Willsie Morrow The checkerberry's spicy flavor permeates leaves, stem and fruit. Old Plymouth Trails\|Winthrop Packard The Wintergreen, or Checkerberry, used for flavoring, belongs to this genus. Field Book of Western Wild Flowers\|Margaret Armstrong We taste still the sting of checkerberry and woodsy flavor of the fragrant birch. Meadow Grass\|Alice Brown British Dictionary definitions for checkerberry checkerberry / (ˈtʃɛkəbərɪ, -brɪ) / noun plural -ries the fruit of any of various plants, esp the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) any plant bearing this fruit 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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