groundberry
noun
ground·ber·ry
\ˈgrau̇n(d)-—see berry\
Definition of groundberry
1 : checkerberry 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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