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partridgeberry

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See also: partridge berry

English

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Etymology

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From partridge +‎ berry.

Noun

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partridgeberry (plural partridgeberries)

  1. Any of various plants, including:
    1. Squaw vine (Mitchella repens).
    2. Eastern teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens).
    3. (Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island) Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
  2. The berry of such a plant.

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