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black alder winterberry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
black- alder win-ter-ber-ry
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deciduous holly shrub, Ilex verticillata, native to eastern North America, growing best in moist circumstances.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From its preference for sites similar to those preferred by black alder.

Usage

Inflected Forms

black alder winterberries (plural)

Synonyms

American winterberry brook alder Canada holly coralberry deciduous holly deciduous winterberry false alder fever bush inkberry Michigan holly possumhaw swamp holly

Questions

What does black alder winterberry mean?
A deciduous holly shrub, Ilex verticillata, native to eastern North America, growing best in moist circumstances.
Where does black alder winterberry come from?
From its preference for sites similar to those preferred by black alder.

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