checkerberry
checkerberry(pl. -ies)- a creeping evergreen North American shrub of the heather family, with spiny scented leaves and waxy white flowers
伏卧白珠树。 亦称wintergreen
- Gaultheria procumbens, family Ericaceae
拉丁名Gaultheria procumbens,杜鹃花科
■the edible red fruit of this plant
伏卧白珠树果
语源- late 18th cent.: from checkers or chequers 'berries of the service tree' (so named from their colour) + berry
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