winterberry

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W0180800 (wĭn′tər-bĕr′ē)n.1. A deciduous shrub or small tree (Ilex verticillata), the most widespread of North American hollies, growing in many variable forms from eastern Canada south to Texas and Florida and having bright red berries. Also called black alder.2. Any of several other North American hollies, especially Ilex laevigata, having red berries.

winterberry

(ˈwɪntərbərɪ) n, pl -ries1. (Plants) a species of N American deciduous holly, Ilex verticillata, which produces red berries in winter2. (Plants) the red berry of this plant

win•ter•ber•ry

(ˈwɪn tərˌbɛr i)

n., pl. -ries. any of several tall North American hollies, having red berries. [1750–60]

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winterberry - deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United StatesIlex decidua, possum haw, bearberryholly - any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges

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name for two species of shrubs or small trees of the genus Ilex of the family Aquifoliaceae (hollyholly,
common name for members of the Aquifoliaceae, a family of widely distributed trees and shrubs, most numerous in Central and South America. The evergreen English holly (Ilex aquifolium
..... Click the link for more information. family), native to the eastern half of North America. Both are deciduous but have winter-persistent bright red or yellow berries. The Virginia winterberry, or black alder (I. verticillata), has toothed but spineless narrow leaves, hairy beneath. The similar smooth winterberry (I. laevigata) has smooth leaves. Winterberry is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Celastrales, family Aquifoliaceae.

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noun deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States

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