CHECKERBERRY

Meaning of CHECKERBERRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈche-kər-ˌber-ē, -ˌbe-rē ]

noun

Etymology: checker wild service tree + berry

Date: 1776

1. : the spicy red berrylike fruit of a North American wintergreen ( Gaultheria procumbens )

2. : a plant producing checkerberries

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

CHECKERBERRY — noun Etymology: checker wild service tree + berry Date: 1776 the spicy red berrylike fruit of a North American wintergreen …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHECKERBERRY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: checker (wild service tree) + berry 1. : any of several reddish berries: as a. : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHECKERBERRY — (n.) A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry …
Английский словарь Webster
CHECKERBERRY — ( n. ) A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Also incorrectly applied to the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHECKERBERRY — /chek"euhr ber'ee/ , n. , pl. checkerberries . 1. the red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. 2. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHECKERBERRY — n. American wintergreen, small trailing evergreen plant (native to North America); fruit of this plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHECKERBERRY — noun a spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen (gaultheria procumbens). also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry …
Webster English vocab
CHECKERBERRY — ■ noun ( plural checkerberries ) 1》 a creeping evergreen North American shrub with spiny scented leaves and waxy white …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHECKERBERRY — [check.er.ber.ry] n [checker wild service tree + berry] (1776) 1: the spicy red berrylike fruit of an American wintergreen (Gaultheria …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHECKERBERRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. 2 the fruit of this plant. [checkers berries of service-tree]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHECKERBERRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. 2 the fruit of this plant. [ checkers berries of service-tree ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHECKERBERRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. 2 the fruit of this plant. Etymology: checkers berries of service-tree
Oxford English vocab
CHECKERBERRY — n. Partridge-berry, squaw-vine, winter-clover ( Mitchella repens ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CHECKERBERRY — бот. гаультерия лежачая (Gaulteria procumbens)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CHECKERBERRY — бот. гаультерия лежачая ( Gaulteria procumbens )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CHECKERBERRY — n. Pronunciation: ' che-k ə r- ˌ ber- ē , - ˌ be-r ē Function: noun Etymology: checker wild service …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TEABERRY — noun Etymology: from the use of its leaves as a substitute for tea Date: 1818 checkerberry
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WINTERGREEN — Any of several evergreen plants in the They grow as woodland wildflowers and are cultivated as garden ground cover. They …
Английский словарь Британика
BERRY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINTERGREEN — ˈwintə(r)ˌgrēn noun Etymology: translation of Dutch wintergroen 1. : a plant of the genus Pyrola ; especially : a plant …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEABERRY — ˈtē- — see berry noun Etymology: tea (I) + berry; from the use of its dried leaves to make a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARTRIDGEBERRY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- — see berry noun 1. : an American trailing plan ( Mitchella repens ) having roundish evergreen leaves and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JINKS — ˈjiŋ(k)s noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: origin unknown : checkerberry
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROUSEBERRY — ˈgrau̇s- — see berry noun 1. : checkerberry 1a 2. also grouse whortleberry : a blueberry ( Vaccinium scoparium )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROUNDBERRY — ˈgrau̇n(d)- — see berry noun 1. : checkerberry 1 a ; also : the plant producing this berry 2. Australia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAULTHERIA — gȯlˈthirēə noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Jean-François Gaultier died 1756 French botanist in Canada + New Latin -ia 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRUNKARD — -kə(r)d noun ( -s ) Etymology: drunk (I) + -ard 1. : one who habitually becomes drunk : one suffering …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEABERRY — (n.) The checkerberry.
Английский словарь Webster
CHECKERBERRIES — (pl. ) of Checkerberry
Английский словарь Webster
ANTHOCARPOUS — (a.) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, …
Английский словарь Webster
TEABERRY — ( n. ) The checkerberry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHECKERBERRIES — ( pl. ) of Checkerberry
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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