black alder winterberry

Meaning

Noun

• A deciduous holly shrub, Ilex verticillata, native to eastern North America, growing best in moist circumstances.

Related

Similar words

• 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

Origin

• From its preference for sites similar to those preferred by black alder.