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teaberry

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

noun

, plural tea·ber·ries.
  1. the spicy red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.


teaberry

/ -brɪ; ˈtiːbərɪ /

noun

  1. the berry of the wintergreen ( Gaultheria procumbens )
  2. another name for wintergreen
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of teaberry1

First recorded in 1790–1800; tea + berry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teaberry1

C19: so called because its dried leaves have been used as a substitute for tea
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Example Sentences

I stayed in the rough, walking parallel to the road for a bit, in hopes of finding a teaberry to chew on.

I walked into Jestine’s Kitchen in Charleston, and a waitress said, “Is there just one of you, sweetheart?” and her voice was like jasmine and teaberry.

I scooped under the snow for teaberry plants to boil down and pour over snowballs for dessert.

The children gathered the summer berries in season, and the autumn's plentiful and spicy store of boxberries, checkerberries, teaberries or gingerbread berries with October's brown nuts.

She is now the head of the house, and it is she who should wear the teaberry gown.

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