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bearberry
[ bair-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]
/ ˈbɛərˌbɛr i, -bə ri /
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noun, plural bear·ber·ries.
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.
any of several other plants, as some species of cranberry.
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British Dictionary definitions for bearberry
bearberry
/ (ˈbɛəbərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves
alpine bearberry or black bearberry a related species, A. alpina of European mountains, having black berries
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