winterberry
Plural: winterberries
Noun
- deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
- A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
- The fruit of this plant.
Origin / Etymology
From winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.
Synonyms
bearberry, Ilex decidua, possum haw, American winterberry, Michigan holly, Virginian winterberry, black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, white alder, winterberry holly
Scrabble Score: 19
winterberry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwinterberry: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
winterberry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary