bearberry

Noun

Meaning

A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bearwood chittamwood winterberry chittimwood cascara buckthorn possum haw berry citron chestnut currant arbutus fruit cherry citrus almond
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Hypernyms

bush holly shrub buckthorn

Hyponyms

creashak Arctostaphylos uva-ursi common bearberry hog cranberry mealberry mountain box

Examples

Nixon, who resides in Bearberry, about 70 kilometres west of Sundre, made headlines in recent years when he was wrongly accused, with three others, of shooting a wild horse. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bearbait bearbaiter bearbaiting bearberry willow bearbind bearbine