Plural of boxberry; the red berries produced by the boxberry plant (wintergreen).
From 'box' (the plant's dense, box-like foliage) plus 'berry' (the fruit it produces). The compound name describes the plant's appearance.
Boxberries (wintergreen berries) have been used medicinally for centuries by Native Americans and colonists—they contain natural salicylates, which are actually related to aspirin, making this humble berry a folk medicine superstar!
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