Deerberry
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deerberry — noun Date: 1814 1. either of two shrubs (Vaccinium stamineum or V. caesium) of the heath family that are found in dry woods and scrub of the eastern United States 2. the edible fruit of a deerberry … New Collegiate Dictionary
deerberry — /dear ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. deerberries. 1. either of two shrubs, Vaccinium stamineum or V. caesium, of the heath family, native to the eastern U.S., having clusters of small, white or greenish flowers and blue or greenish berries. 2. the… … Universalium
deerberry — noun a) Gaultheria procumbens, the Eastern teaberry or checkerberry, or its fruit. b) Vaccinium stamineum, the squaw huckleberry, or its fruit … Wiktionary
deerberry — deer•ber•ry [[t]ˈdɪərˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) pln either of two shrubs, Vaccinium stamineum or V. caesium, of the heath family, of the eastern U.S., having clusters of small flowers and blue or greenish berries 2) pln the fruit of either … From formal English to slang
deerberry — noun small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer • Syn: ↑squaw huckleberry, ↑Vaccinium stamineum • Hypernyms: ↑blueberry, ↑blueberry bush … Useful english dictionary
squaw huckleberry — Deerberry Deer ber ry, n. (Bot.) A shrub of the blueberry group ({Vaccinium stamineum}); also, its bitter, greenish white berry; called also {squaw huckleberry}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vaccinium stamineum — Deerberry Deer ber ry, n. (Bot.) A shrub of the blueberry group ({Vaccinium stamineum}); also, its bitter, greenish white berry; called also {squaw huckleberry}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squaw huckleberry — deerberry. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
squaw huckleberry — noun small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer • Syn: ↑deerberry, ↑Vaccinium stamineum • Hypernyms: ↑blueberry, ↑blueberry bush * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Vaccinium stamineum — Taxobox name = Deerberry image width =250px status = G5 status system = TNC status ref = Cite web publisher =NatureServe title = Vaccinium stamineum work = NatureServe Explorer url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchNa… … Wikipedia
