bearberries

Variant of bearberry

bearberry definition

bear·berry (-ber′ē)

noun pl. bearberries -·ries

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 College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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