Definition of cowberry in English:
cowberry
nounPlural cowberriesˈkaʊb(ə)riˈkouˌberē
1A low-growing evergreen dwarf shrub of the heather family, which bears dark red berries and grows in northern upland habitats.
Vaccinium vitis-idaea, family Ericaceae
See also lingonberry
Example sentencesExamples
- There's the forest of cowberries, or the forest where the elk roams, or the timber forest.
- Pines, birches and juniper grow in luxuriant profusion on a valley floor lush in bilberry, cowberry and heather.
- High above tree line, this group had survived on a diet of heather, azalea, hair grass, and the leaves and stems of cowberries.
- Humus or organic matter builds up and this allows the blueberries and cowberries to become established.
- Perspective hybrids of cowberries and blueberries have been selected and propagated.
- 1.1 The edible acid berry of the cowberry plant.
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- Besides the fish, cowberries and tea there was nothing more in our house at that moment.
- Stir in about two good tablespoons of preserved cowberries and about 3 rounded tablespoons of crème fraîche.
- Besides those healthful nutrients, cowberries also contain phytochemicals that are thought to counteract urinary-tract infections.
- I usually serve round steak of kid goat with boiled potatoes, salad and cowberry sauce, often with sauce too.
- At the moment new studies are undertaken to verify the effect of cowberries on the coronary vessels.