A creeping plant (Gaultheria procumbens) also called wintergreen, or its small red berry used for flavoring and medicine.
Compound of 'box' (referring to the plant's dense, boxwood-like growth) and 'berry' (its fruit). The term dates to colonial American usage.
The boxberry plant is so aromatic that its very name is used as a flavoring—'wintergreen' extract comes from this plant, and it's that distinctive taste you find in old-fashioned candies and toothpaste!
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