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par·tridge·ber·ry | \ ˈpär-trij-ˌber-ē 
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\Definition of partridgeberry
: a trailing evergreen plant (Mitchella repens) of the madder family native to the eastern U.S. and Canada with edible slightly acidic scarlet berries also : its berry
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The first known use of partridgeberry was in 1714
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