Checkerberry
[chek-er-ber-ee] /ˈtʃɛk ərˌbɛr i/
noun, plural checkerberries.
1.
the red fruit of the American wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens.
2.
the plant itself.
3.
any of several other plants bearing similar fruit, or the fruit itself.
/ˈtʃɛkəbərɪ; -brɪ/
noun (pl) -ries
1.
the fruit of any of various plants, esp the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
2.
any plant bearing this fruit
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