groundberry

noun

ground·​ber·​ry

ˈgrau̇n(d)-—see berry

1

: checkerberry sense 1 a

also : the plant producing this berry

2

Australia : native cranberry

3

: a thick trailing evergreen shrub (Rubus hespidus) of eastern North America that is used as a ground cover especially on banks and in rock gardens and that has hispid canes and glossy foliolate leaves

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