checkerberry

checkerberry
(pl. -ies)
  1. 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
  2. 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
  1. late 18th cent.: from checkers or chequers 'berries of the service tree' (so named from their colour) + berry
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