black alder winterberry
English
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berries of the black alder winterberry
Wikispecies
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