Definition of Bearberry. Meaning of Bearberry. Synonyms of Bearberry

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Definition of Bearberry

Bearberry
Bearberry Bear"ber*ry, n. (Bot.) A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.

Meaning of Bearberry from wikipedia

- Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. Unlike the other species of Arctostaphylos (see manzanita), they are adapted...
- the fruit is a red berry. One of several related species referred to as bearberry, its specific epithet uva-ursi means "grape of the bear" in Latin, similar...
- Arctostaphylos alpina, alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos rubra, red fruit bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, common bearberry Bearberry may also refer to: Arbutus...
- Bearberry Cr**** is a stream in Alberta, Canada. The stream's name comes from the Cree Indians of the area, who harvested bearberries near its banks. List...
- Arctous alpina (syn. Arctostaphylos alpina), the alpine bearberry, mountain bearberry or black bearberry, is a dwarf shrub in the heather family Ericaceae....
- (especially cowberry, bilberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos or other cranberries, bearberry, crowberry, salmonberry, cloudberry or low-bush salmonberry, raspberry...
- Lonicera involucrata, the bearberry honeysuckle, bracted honeysuckle, twinberry honeysuckle, Californian Honeysuckle, twin-berry, or black twinberry,...
- close to the ground, forming tundra. An example of a dwarf shrub is the bearberry. As one moves northward, the amount of warmth available for plant growth...
- Cotoneaster dammeri, the bearberry cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster, belonging to the family Rosaceae, native to...
- naturally present in the leaves and bark of a variety of plants, notably the bearberry plant, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Utilized as a biosynthetic active ingredient...