WINTERBERRY


Meaning of WINTERBERRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwin-tər-ˌber-ē ]

noun

Date: 1759

1. : an eastern North American shrub ( Ilex verticillata ) of the holly family with axillary flowers, usually bright red berries, and deciduous leaves that turn black in the fall — called also black alder

2. : any of several congeneric shrubs or small trees (as Ilex laevigata of the eastern United States)

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