[win.ter.ber.ry] n (1759) 1: an eastern No. American shrub (Ilex verticillata) of the holly family with clusters of axillary flowers, usu. bright red berries, and deciduous leaves that turn black in the fall--called also black alder
2: a shrub (Ilex laevigata) of the holly family similar to the winterberry but of more restricted range