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crowberry definition

crow·berry (-ber′ē)

adjective

designating a family (Empetraceae, order Ericales) of dicotyledonous shrubby evergreens

Etymology: prob. transl. of Ger krähenbeere

noun pl. crowberries -·ries

  1. any of several hardy, low, evergreen shrubs (genus Empetrum) of the crowberry family, found in N regions
  2. the black, edible berry of any of these shrubs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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