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bearberry

[ bair-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

, plural bear·ber·ries.
  1. any of several prostrate shrubs belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, especially A. uva-ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright-red berries.
  2. any of several other plants, as some species of cranberry.


bearberry

/ ˈbɛəbərɪ /

noun

  1. a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi , with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves
  2. alpine bearberry or black bearberry
    a related species, A. alpina of European mountains, having black berries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bearberry1

First recorded in 1615–25; bear 2 + berry
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Example Sentences

Hyper Skin’s latest face mask will leave you radiant while also working to fade dark spots with niacinamide and bearberry.

And you can find the cactus growing in dunes next to a plant called bearberry, which is typically found in the Arctic, he says.

Tribal history shows everything from tree bark to bearberry leaves were used.

The term “traditional tobacco” can refer to other indigenous plants that may not contain nicotine at all, including the dried leaves of bearberries and the bark from red and spotted willows.

A ways down the road we found equally varied botany: dwarf willows, crowberry plants and alpine bearberry shrubs that would turn crimson in two months.

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