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boxberry

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A teaberry bush (Gaultheria procumbens).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wintergreen, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: berry

3

noun

Meaning 3

creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: partridgeberry, twinberry, Mitchella repens

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vine

History

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