Definition of CHECKERBERRY

checkerberry

Plural: checkerberries

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
  • spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
  • The teaberry, Gaultheria procumbens.

Origin / Etymology

From the chequer tree, which has fruits of a similar appearance.

Synonyms

boxberry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, ground-berry, groundberry, mountain tea, spiceberry, teaberry, wintergreen

Scrabble Score: 28

checkerberry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
checkerberry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
checkerberry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 29

checkerberry is a valid Words With Friends word