"teaberry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teaberries [plural], tea berry [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English tea Middle English berye English berry English teaberry From tea + berry. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tea|berry|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English tea Middle English berye English berry English teaberry [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "berry", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "teaberry", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="teaberry"> From tea + berry. Head templates: {{en-noun}} teaberry (plural teaberries)
  1. A berry which is the fruit of a small shrub native to northeastern North America, Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry, American wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, partridgeberry). Translations (shrub Gaultheria procumbens and its berry): lamosalali (Finnish), golteria rozesłana [feminine] (Polish), gaulteria [feminine] (Spanish), axocopaque [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-teaberry-en-noun-6JRl5nuj Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Berries, Heather family plants, Myrtle family plants Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Berries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 78 22 Disambiguation of Myrtle family plants: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'shrub Gaultheria procumbens and its berry': 78 22
  2. A pinkish-white edible berry which grows in the Falkland Islands, where the fruits are harvested annually by Islanders to make cakes, confectionary and pavlovas. On the South American mainland the leaves are brewed for tea (Myrteola nummularia).
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Inflected forms

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