Checkerberry \Check"er*ber`ry\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r*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}).
[1913 Webster]