deerberryn.
/ˈdɪəˌbɛri/ A name given to the berry or succulent fruit of several North American procumbent shrubs or herbs, esp. of Gaultheria procumbens (family Ericaceæ), commonly called Winter-green in U.S. Also of Vaccinium stamineum, also called Squaw Huckleberry, and Mitchella repens (family Cinchonaceæ), a creeping herb, widely distributed in America. The name is also sometimes applied to the plants themselves.
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1838 Southern Literary Messenger 4 25 We..admired..the rich crimson deer-berry, which was very abundant.
1862 Chambers's Encycl. 649.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 522 The berries [of Gaultheria] are known by various names, as Partridge-berry, Chequer-berry, Deer-berry, Tea-berry, Box-berry, and afford winter food to partridges, deer, and other animals.
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