Mitchella repens

Mitchella repens
Checkerberry Check"er*ber`ry (ch[e^]k"[~e]r*b[e^]r`r[y^]), n.; pl. {Checkerberries}. (Bot.) A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen ({Gaultheria procumbens}). Also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry ({Mitchella repens}). [1913 Webster]

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  • Mitchella repens — Partridge Berry Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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  • Mitchella repens — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mitchella repens — Squaw vine Squaw vine (Bot.) The partridge berry ({Mitchella repens}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mitchella repens — ID 54497 Symbol Key MIRE Common Name partridgeberry Family Rubiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Mitchella repens — noun creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries • Syn: ↑partridgeberry, ↑boxberry, ↑twinberry • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Mitchella, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mitchella repens L. — Symbol MIRE Common Name partridgeberry Botanical Family Rubiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Mitchella — repens Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Mitchella —   Mitchella M. repens …   Wikipedia Español

  • mitchella — mitch·el·la (mĭ chelґə) 1. any plant of the genus Mitchella. 2. the dried plant Mitchella repens, used as a diuretic, astringent, and antidiarrheal, and formerly as a uterine tonic …   Medical dictionary

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