black alder winterberry

English

Etymology

From its preference for sites similar to those preferred by black alder.

Noun

black alder winterberry (countable and uncountable, plural black alder winterberries)

A deciduous holly shrub, Ilex verticillata, native to eastern North America, growing best in moist circumstances.

Synonyms

American winterberry, brook alder, Canada holly, coralberry, deciduous holly, deciduous winterberry, false alder, fever bush, inkberry, Michigan holly, possumhaw, swamp holly, Virginian winterberry, winterberry holly

Translations

American winterberry — see American winterberry

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