boxberry

A noun referring to a creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries, whose spicy red berrylike fruit is a source of wintergreen oil.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее стелющееся деревянистое растение восточной части Северной Америки с блестящими вечнозелёными листьями и алыми ягодами, чьи пряные красные ягодообразные плоды являются источником масла грушанки.

1. Creeping woody plant C1 formal american

   A low-growing, woody plant native to eastern North America, characterized by shiny evergreen leaves and bright red berries.

   • The boxberry thrives in the shaded forests of the Appalachian region.
   • Hikers often spot boxberry plants along woodland trails in the fall.
   • The glossy leaves of the boxberry remain green throughout the winter.

   🇷🇺Стелющееся древесное растение

   Синонимы: checkerberrygroundberrypartridgeberryteaberrywintergreen

2. Spicy red berry C1 formal american

   The small, spicy red fruit of the boxberry plant, which is used as a source of wintergreen oil.

   • The boxberry fruit is harvested for its aromatic wintergreen flavor.
   • Traditional recipes sometimes call for crushed boxberries to add a spicy note.
   • The oil extracted from boxberries is used in candies and medicinal rubs.

   🇷🇺Пряная красная ягода

   Синонимы: checkerberrygroundberryspiceberryteaberrywintergreen

• boxberries plural form
• boxberries' possessive plural form
• boxberry's possessive singular form