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Definition of "checkerberry" [check•er•ber•ry]

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "checkerberry" in a sentence
  • "Ground pine and "checkerberry" grew abundantly in the grove."
  • "Both boys breathed deep of the piney fragrance and filled their mouths with pungent "checkerberry" leaves."
  • "The raw eggs tasted good to the hungry girls, and the good corn-bread and spicy berries and tender checkerberry leaves, with cool water to drink, made them both feel refreshed and rested, and ready for the remaining distance to Chandler's River settlement."