check|er|ber|ry

check|er|ber|ry
check|er|ber|ry «CHEHK uhr BEHR ee», noun, plural -ries.
1. a) the bright-red berry of the American wintergreen plant. b) the plant.
2. = partridgeberry. (Cf.partridgeberry)

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