单词 | bearberry |
释义 | bearberry[ bair-ber-ee, -buh-ree ] / ˈbɛərˌbɛr i, -bə ri / noun, plural bear·ber·ries.any of several prostrate shrubs belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, especially A. uva-ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright-red berries. cascara. possum haw. any of several other plants, as some species of cranberry. Origin of bearberryFirst recorded in 1615–25; bear2 + berry Words nearby bearberrybear, bearable, bear a grudge, bear animalcule, bearbaiting, bearberry, bearcat, bear claw, beard, bearded, bearded collie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bearberryBritish Dictionary definitions for bearberrybearberry / (ˈbɛəbərɪ) / noun plural -riesa trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves alpine bearberry or black bearberry a related species, A. alpina of European mountains, having black berries Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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