black alder winterberry
English
Etymology
From its preference for sites similar to those preferred by black alder.
Noun
black alder winterberry (countable and uncountable, plural black alder winterberries)
- A deciduous holly shrub, Ilex verticillata, native to eastern North America, growing best in moist circumstances.
Synonyms
- American winterberry, brook alder, Canada holly, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, winterberry holly
Translations
American winterberry — see American winterberry