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spiceberry

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A compact flowering plant of species Ardisia crenata, native to East Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Its fruit, a glossy, bright red drupe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: berry

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noun

Meaning 4

shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coralberry, Ardisia crenata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

History

Etymology

From spice + berry.