Crowberry Definition

krōbĕrē
crowberries
noun
Any of several hardy, low, evergreen shrubs (genus Empetrum) of the crowberry family, found in N regions.
Webster's New World
The black, edible berry of any of these shrubs.
Webster's New World
adjective
Designating a family (Empetraceae, order Ericales) of dicotyledonous shrubby evergreens.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Crowberry

Noun

Singular:
crowberry
Plural:
crowberries

Origin of Crowberry

  • Probably translation of German Krähenbeere Krähe crow Beere berry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • crow +‎ berry

    From Wiktionary

Crowberry Sentence Examples

  • Such are the crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), Trientalis europaea, Rubus saxatilis and the globe-flower (Trollius europaeus).

  • As we approached the final pitches, the climbing steepened abruptly and the exposure overlooking Crowberry Gully increased dramatically.

  • Crowberry (Empetrum) - E. nigrum is a small evergreen Heath-like bush, of the easiest culture, which may be associated with the dwarfer rock shrubs.

  • The American Crowberry is said to be pretty in its own country, but is not known in ours.

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