SINCE 1828
partridgeberry
noun
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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