crowberry
noun
the black or reddish berry of a heathlike, evergreen shrub, Empetrum nigrum, of northern regions.
crowberries
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pluralof crowberry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This fall, Mr. Bang, a towering 35-year-old, is testing out crowberries, an Inuit favorite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2017
Renn was kneeling at the mouth of the cave, trying to feed Wolf a handful of crowberries.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
You could see it in summer, when the land was a riot of lingonberries and crowberries and cloudberries, mixed in among the moss and tiny orchids and the reddish-purple sweet vetch.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
At last he found a handful of crowberries, and gulped them down.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The women gathered large quantities of the fruit already mentioned, called Pathagomenan, and cranberries, crowberries, mooseberries, &c.
From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I by Alexander Mackenzie
