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Meanings of Mitchella repens in English

Creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries.

Synonyms
Examples for "boxberry"
Examples for "boxberry"
1
Some people call it the boxberry; and some call it wintergreen.
The Nursery, September 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 3
2
Have no objection, either, to his bringing Elinor boxberry plums.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 / A Maga...
3
I never read yet of any maiden losing her heart on boxberry plums; though, to be sure, he might bewitch them.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 / A Maga...
4
Boxberry, fever-bush, sweet fern, and horseradish make a good and healthy diet-drink.
The American Frugal Housewife
5
'O, he don't bring me nigh boxberries enough,' says Elinor, laughing.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 / A Maga...
1
The partridgeberry likes pine forests and dry woods.
On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls
2
Another ground berry is the partridgeberry.
On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls
3
The midwife made charm after charm for the ewes and the goats, the apothecary made infusions of partridgeberry and milk thistle.
The city in the lake
Usage of Mitchella repens in English
1
Mitchella repens, pollen-grains of the long-styled a little smaller.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
2
Mitchella repens: 20: 47.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species