winterberry

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/ˈwɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹ.i/

noun

A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.

Similar
American winterberryblack alderblack alder winterberrybrook aldercoralberrydeciduous hollydeciduous winterberryfalse alder
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Meanings

nounwinterberry (plural winterberries)

plural winterberries

  1. A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
  2. The fruit of this plant.

    Synonyms: American winterberry, black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fruit of this plant.

Similar
American winterberryblack alderblack alder winterberrybrook aldercoralberrydeciduous hollydeciduous winterberryfalse alderfever bushinkberryMichigan hollypossumhawstriped alderswamp hollyVirginian winterberrywhite alderwinterberry holly

More synonyms by meaning

noundeciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States

Similar
bearberrypossum hawIlex decidua
Broader
holly
Also see
american winterberrybearberrycoralberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.

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APA

winterberry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winterberry

MLA

“winterberry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winterberry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winterberry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winterberry.

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