spiceberry

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noun

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

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coralberryArdisia crenatawintergreenboxberrycheckerberryteaberry
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Meanings

nounspiceberry (plural spiceberries)

plural spiceberries

  1. A compact flowering plant of species Ardisia crenata, native to East Asia.
  2. Its fruit, a glossy, bright red drupe.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
coralberry

nounshrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India

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coralberryArdisia crenata
Broader
shrubbush

nounspicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil

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wintergreenboxberrycheckerberryteaberry
Broader
berry
Also see
boxberrycheckerberrychristmas berrycoralberryteaberrywintergreen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From spice + berry.

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Cite this entry
APA

spiceberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiceberry

MLA

“spiceberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiceberry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiceberry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiceberry.

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