mountain cranberry

noun

a low-growing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, of the heath family, growing in northern regions and having tart, red, edible berries.

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Also called cowberry, lingonberry, lowbush cranberry.

Origin of mountain cranberry

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby mountain cranberry

mountain bluet, mountain brook, mountain cat, mountain chain, mountain climbing, mountain cranberry, mountain currant, mountain daisy, mountain devil, mountain dew, mountain ebony
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