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1. (n.) bearberry
any of several prostrate shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, esp. A. uva-ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright-red berries.
Etymology: (1615–25)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus
shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
2. (noun) bearberry, possum haw, winterberry, Ilex decidua
deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
3. (noun) bearberry
chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
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1. (noun) bearberry
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
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