Bearberry Definition

bârbĕrē
bearberries
noun
Any of certain mat-forming shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos in the heath family, especially A. uva-ursi, native to North America and Eurasia, having small leathery leaves, white or pinkish urn-shaped flowers, and red berrylike fruits.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Arctostaphylos, esp. A. uva-ursi) of trailing plants of the heath family, having small, leathery leaves, white or pinkish flowers, and red berries.
Webster's New World

Any of three dwarf shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.

Wiktionary
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, the common bearberry.
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Other Word Forms of Bearberry

Noun

Singular:
bearberry
Plural:
bearberries

Origin of Bearberry

Bearberry Sentence Examples

  • Scheele; it occurs in the leaves of the bearberry, in pomegranate root-bark, in tea, in gall-nuts to the extent of about 3%, and in other vegetable productions.

  • Nearby, en route for Meallan nan Eun, was Alpine bearberry, while small cranberry was fairly abundant on Brown Cow Hill.

  • A. alpina, the Black Bearberry, has trailing stems and white or flesh-colored flowers.

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