- winterberry
- win·ter·ber·ry (winґtər-ber″e) Ilex verticillata.
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winterberry — ☆ winterberry [win′tərber΄ē] n. pl. winterberries any of several tall hollies of E North America, as the inkberry and the black alder, with thin, evergreen or deciduous leaves and brilliant red, black, purple, or yellow berries that persist over… … English World dictionary
winterberry — noun a) A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata. b) The fruit of this plant. Syn: American winterberry, black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, coralberry, deciduous holly … Wiktionary
winterberry — virgininis bugienis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bugieninių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Ilex verticillata), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ilex verticillata angl. black alder; Virginia winterberry; winterberry šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
winterberry — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
winterberry — /win teuhr ber ee/, n., pl. winterberries. 1. any of several North American hollies of the genus Ilex, having red berries that are persistent through the winter. 2. See black alder (def. 1). [1750 60; WINTER + BERRY] * * * … Universalium
winterberry — noun (plural winterberries) a North American holly with toothed, non prickly leaves. [Ilex verticillata and related species.] … English new terms dictionary
winterberry — win•ter•ber•ry [[t]ˈwɪn tərˌbɛr i[/t]] n. pl. ries pln any of several tall North American hollies, having red berries • Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
winterberry — noun deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States • Syn: ↑bearberry, ↑possum haw, ↑Ilex decidua • Hypernyms: ↑holly … Useful english dictionary
USS Winterberry (AN-56) — USS Winterberry (AN 56/YN 75) was an Ailanthus class net laying ship which served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations during World War II. Despite being attacked near Okinawa by enemy suicide planes, she managed to… … Wikipedia
Virginia winterberry — virgininis bugienis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bugieninių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Ilex verticillata), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ilex verticillata angl. black alder; Virginia winterberry; winterberry šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
