Mitchella repens

Definitions of Mitchella repens
  1. noun
    creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
    synonyms: boxberry, partridgeberry, twinberry
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    type of:
    vine
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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