par·tridge·ber·ry (pär tr j-b r  )n. A creeping evergreen perennial plant (Mitchella repens) of eastern North America, having small white flowers and scarlet berries. Also called twinberry. |
partridgeberry [ˈpɑːtrɪdʒˌbɛrɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called boxberry twinberry a creeping woody rubiaceous plant, Mitchella repens, of E North America with small white fragrant flowers and scarlet berries
2. (Cookery) the berry of the wintergreen
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for wintergreen [1]
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| Noun | 1. |  partridgeberry - creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berriesgenus Mitchella, Mitchella - creeping evergreen herbs of North America vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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