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partridgeberry

[ pahr-trij-ber-ee ]

noun

plural partridgeberries.
  1. a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.


partridgeberry

/ ˈɑːٰɪˌɛɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledboxberrytwinberry a creeping woody rubiaceous plant, Mitchella repens, of E North America with small white fragrant flowers and scarlet berries
  2. the berry of the wintergreen
  3. another name for wintergreen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of partridgeberry1

First recorded in 1705–15; partridge + berry
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At the base of a white pine, partridgeberry forms a fine-textured carpet.

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“The berry we use most is the partridgeberry, also the wild blueberry,” says the inn’s executive chef, Jonathan Gushue.

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In late spring, partridgeberry produces paired flowers, and each has a separate ovary.

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He also serves breast of rock ptarmigan and breast of spruce grouse, roasted over an open fire and served together on a plate drizzled with wild partridgeberry coulis.

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Beyond the bread — four or five varieties daily — the chef makes the most of local ingredients, serving lobster pasta, fresh crab and seafood soup, in addition to the popular moose burger with partridgeberry ketchup.

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