a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves
2. alpine bearberry
bearberry in American English
(ˈbɛrˌbɛri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈbearˌberries
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