Bearberry Definition

bârbĕrē
bearberries
noun
Any of certain mat-forming shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos in the heath family, especially A. uva-ursi, native to North America and Eurasia, having small leathery leaves, white or pinkish urn-shaped flowers, and red berrylike fruits.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Arctostaphylos, esp. A. uva-ursi) of trailing plants of the heath family, having small, leathery leaves, white or pinkish flowers, and red berries.
Webster's New World

Any of three dwarf shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.

Wiktionary
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, the common bearberry.
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Singular:
bearberry
Plural:
bearberries

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