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partridgeberry
noun
par·tridge·ber·ry
ˈpär-trij-ˌber-ē 
: 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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In early July this year, Fogo’s du jour menu offered a fresh meringue with cream and toasted meringue highlighted by partridgeberries with rhubarb.
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Rebecca Powers, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
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partridgeberry
noun
par·tridge·ber·ry
-ˌber-ē
: an evergreen plant of the eastern U.S. and Canada that grows along the ground and produces somewhat tart scarlet berries
also
: its berry
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