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Mitchella repens
Squaw vine Squaw vine (Bot.) The partridge berry (Mitchella repens).
Mitchella repens
Partridge Par"tridge, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicid[ae], of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer. Note: The common European, or gray, partridge (Perdix cinerea) and the red-legged partridge (Caccabis rubra) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.] Note: Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge (Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]); and the California partridge (Callipepla Californica). 3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.] Bamboo partridge (Zo["o]l.), a spurred partridge of the genus Bambusicola. Several species are found in China and the East Indies. Night partridge (Zo["o]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.] Painted partridge (Zo["o]l.), a francolin of South Africa (Francolinus pictus). Partridge berry. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant (Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiace[ae], having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens); also, the plant itself. Partridge dove (Zo["o]l.) Same as Mountain witch, under Mountain. Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb (Cassia Cham[ae]crista), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States. Partridge shell (Zo["o]l.), a large marine univalve shell (Dolium perdix), having colors variegated like those of the partridge. Partridge wood (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous tree Andira inermis. Called also pheasant wood. (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. Sea partridge (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge (Ammoperdix Bonhami); -- so called from its note. Snow partridge (Zo["o]l.), a large spurred partridge (Lerwa nivicola) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia. Spruce partridge. See under Spruce. Wood partridge, or Hill partridge (Zo["o]l.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus Arboricola.
Mitchella repens
Checkerberry Check"er*ber`ry (-b[e^]r"r[y^]), n.; pl. Checkerberries. (Bot.) A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry (Mitchella repens).

Meaning of Mitchella repens from wikipedia

- (Rubiaceae). Mitc****a repens is one of the many species first described by Carl Linnaeus. Its species name is the Latin adjective repens, which means...
- mossy hummocks. The fruits of Mitc****a repens, known as partridge berries, are eaten in some places. Mitc****a repens L. - partridge berry - from eastern...
- as partridge berry, that name more often refers to the ground cover Mitc****a repens. The plant has been used by various tribes of Native Americans for...
- altissima Paperbark satinash fruit Syzygium papyraceum Partridgeberry Mitc****a repens Peach Prunus persica Peanut butter fruit Bunchosia glandulifera Pequi...
- = Nertera Banks ex Sol. Perdicesca Prov. = Mitc****a L. Perdicesea repens (L.) Prov. = Mitc****a repens L. Peripeplus Pierre Pertusadina Ridsdale = Adina...
- Partridge House, historic house in Millis, M****achusetts Partridge Berry, Mitc****a repens, wildflower growing in the eastern United States Partridge Pea, Chamaecrista...
- subspecies as a tobacco additive or substitute. This name usually refers to Mitc****a repens. Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Vaccinium vitis-idaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
- partridgeberry is commonly applied to a number of plant species including: Mitc****a repens Gaultheria pro****bens Vaccinium vitis-idaea (in Newfoundland and Labrador)...
- Honeysuckle Epigaea repens - Mayflower Ilex mucronata - Mountain holly, formerly Nemopanthus Kalmia angustifolia - Sheep laurel Mitc****a repens Two-e**** berry...
- American wintergreen (Gaultheria pro****bens) and partridge berry (Mitc****a repens). Common wildflowers include star flower (Trientalis borealis), bluebead...