crowberry

crowberry Definition

crow·berry (-ber′ē)

adjective

designating a family (Empetraceae, order Ericales) of dicotyledonous shrubby evergreens

Etymology: prob. transl. of Ger krähenbeere

noun pl. -·ries

any of several hardy, low, evergreen shrubs (genus Empetrum) of the crowberry family, found in N regions
the black, edible berry of any of these shrubs

crowberry Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

empetrum: Within the heathland, species of northern latitudes occur, such as cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and crowberry Empetrum nigrum.
nigrum: Within the heathland, species of northern latitudes occur, such as cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and crowberry Empetrum nigrum.

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