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ground·​ber·​ry | \ ˈgrau̇n(d)-—see berry \

Definition of groundberry

1 : checkerberry sense 1 a also : the plant producing this berry
2 Australia : native cranberry
3 : a thick trailing evergreen shrub (Rubus hespidus) of eastern North America that is used as a ground cover especially on banks and in rock gardens and that has hispid canes and glossy foliolate leaves

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“Groundberry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundberry. Accessed 18 Sep. 2020.

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