Definition of "inkberry" []

• A shrub (Ilex glabra) of eastern North America, having black, berrylike fruit. Also called Appalachian tea. (noun)
• The fruit of the inkberry. (noun)

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• "The name inkberry was given to the plant because of the strong stain of the berry juice which was sometimes used for ink."
• "It was as if, instead of clipping a photo of sophora, sea lavender, or inkberry to the side of my easel, I had clipped this very photograph."
• "Among the groomed inkberry hedgerows and white picket fences of Provincetown's West End sits the rambling Cape Cod-style Red Inn. The hotel's eight rooms are traditional, with wide-plank ceilings, pine floors, and wrought-iron beds."