Definition of WINTERBERRY

winterberry

Meanings

Plural: winterberries

Noun

  • deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
  • A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
  • The fruit of this plant.

Origin / Etymology

From winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.

Synonyms

American winterberry, bearberry, black alder, black alder winterberry, brook alder, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, Ilex decidua, inkberry, Michigan holly, possum haw, possumhaw, striped alder, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, white alder, winterberry holly

Scrabble Score: 19

winterberry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
winterberry is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
winterberry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

winterberry is a valid Words With Friends word