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winterberry

/ˈwɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹ.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
win-ter-ber-ry
IPA
/ˈwɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹ.i/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.

noun

The fruit of this plant.

Etymology

From winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.

Inflected Forms

winterberries (plural)

Phrases

alder winterberry American winterberry black alder winterberry common winterberry holly deciduous winterberry evergreen winterberry mountain winterberry smooth winterberry holly

Synonyms

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

Questions

How do you pronounce winterberry?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪn.tə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹ.i/.
What does winterberry mean?
A species of holly native to the United States and Canada and producing red berries, Ilex verticillata.
Where does winterberry come from?
From winter + berry; from the berries' persistence throughout the winter.

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