boxberry
/ˈbɑksˌbɛri/
noun
- A small, red, edible berry that grows on low evergreen plants, also known as wintergreen or teaberry.
- We found boxberries growing wild along the forest trail.
- The children love the minty flavor of fresh boxberries.
- She made a sweet jam from the boxberries she picked in the woods.
- The plant that produces these berries, a low-growing evergreen shrub in the heath family.
- Hikers often spot boxberry leaves with their bright red berries in autumn.
- Boxberry is a common ground cover in northern forests.
- The boxberry plant stays green all winter under the snow.
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