deer|ber|ry

deer|ber|ry
deer|ber|ry «DIHR BEHR ee», noun, plural -ries.
1. a shrub of the heath family growing in the eastern United States and bearing tart, inedible berries.
2. = partridgeberry. (Cf.partridgeberry)
3. = wintergreen. (Cf.wintergreen)

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