BoxberryWordNet Explorer

Explore synonyms, antonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, and semantic relationships for “boxberry” powered by Princeton WordNet.

noun

spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil

Words in this synset: wintergreen, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry

noun

any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves

noun

creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil

noun

creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries

Words in this synset: partridgeberry, twinberry, Mitchella_repens

noun

a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

noun

creeping evergreen herbs of North America