winterberry

[ win-ter-ber-ee ]

noun

, plural win·ter·ber·ries.

1. any of several North American hollies of the genus Ilex, having red berries that are persistent through the winter.
2. black alder ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of winterberry¹

First recorded in 1750–60; winter + berry

Example Sentences

And just past the children’s garden, she lingered to admire some winterberries, which appeared scarlet and orange against the gray sky, and a Norwegian spruce that seemed to be extending a branch to her.

From New York Times

Now, it is a larger and maturing display that includes towering shrubs of buttonbush and bayberry amid lower drifts of lobelia, aster, swamp mallow, goldenrod and winterberry.

From Seattle Times

In the heart of the garden, there are towering shrubs of buttonbush and bayberry amid lower drifts of lobelia, aster, swamp mallow, goldenrod and winterberry.

From Washington Post

But the winterberries you see at the garden center now may look like little more than a nursery pot of sticks and tiny leaves, as will powerful late-season native perennials like asters and goldenrods.

From New York Times

So look for eucalyptus pods, winterberries, magnolia leaves, lichen-covered branches, blue ice cypress and hemlock to remind you that decorating with nature really is about what grows outside.

From Los Angeles Times