Groundberry (Noun)
Meaning 1
Small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest floor was carpeted with the shiny leaves of the groundberry, which emitted a sweet fragrance as we walked through.
- In the early summer, the groundberry produces small white flowers that are shaped like tiny bells and are highly fragrant.
- The groundberry's fruit is a favorite of many birds and small mammals, who enjoy the spicy taste of the red berrylike drupes.
- The leaves of the groundberry plant are used to make wintergreen oil, which is a popular flavoring for candies and teas.
- As the snow melts in the spring, the groundberry's shiny leaves are one of the first signs of new life in the forest.
Synonyms
- Teaberry
- Checkerberry
- Gaultheria Procumbens
- Creeping Wintergreen
- Ground-berry
- Wintergreen
- Mountain Tea