black alder winterberry

noun

A deciduous holly shrub, Ilex verticillata, native to eastern North America, growing best in moist circumstances.

Similar
American winterberrybrook alderCanada hollycoralberrydeciduous hollydeciduous winterberryfalse alderfever bush
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Meanings

nounblack alder winterberry (countable and uncountable, plural black alder winterberries)

plural black alder winterberries

  1. countableuncountableA deciduous holly shrub, Ilex verticillata, native to eastern North America, growing best in moist circumstances.

    Synonyms: American winterberry, brook alder, Canada holly, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA deciduous holly shrub, Ilex verticillata, native to eastern North America, growing best in moist circumstances.

Similar
American winterberrybrook alderCanada hollycoralberrydeciduous hollydeciduous winterberryfalse alderfever bushinkberryMichigan hollypossumhawswamp hollyVirginian winterberrywinterberry holly
Also see
american winterberrycoralberrywinterberry

Origin

From its preference for sites similar to those preferred by black alder.

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