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groundberry
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
groundberry \groundberry\ n. A small prostrate or ascending shrub (Astroloma humifusum) having scarlet flowers and thin-fleshed succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus Styphelia. Syn: native cranberry, cranberry heath, {Astroloma humifusum}, Styphelia humifusum. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A creeping shrub of eastern North America ({Gaultheria procumbens}) having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil. Syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. [WordNet 1.5]
