1. A small evergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens) native to North America, bearing bright red berries and aromatic leaves that smell of wintergreen.
Usage: Also called wintergreen or teaberry.; The berries and leaves are used to flavor candies, teas, and medicines.

Examples

• The boxberry plant grows low to the ground in shaded forest areas.
• Children enjoyed picking the bright red boxberries in autumn.
• Boxberry leaves have a distinctive minty fragrance when crushed.
• Traditional boxberry tea was used as a home remedy for colds.
• The candy was flavored with boxberry extract to give it a wintergreen taste.