cowberry shrub

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• cowberry — [kou′ber΄ē] n. pl. cowberries 1. a low creeping shrub (Vaccinium vitis idaea) of the heath family, with white or pink flowers and dark red, acid berries 2. its berry …   English World dictionary

• cowberry — noun (plural cowberries) 1》 a low growing evergreen northern shrub bearing dark red berries. [Vaccinium vitis idaea.] 2》 the berry of the cowberry …   English new terms dictionary

• cowberry — noun /ˈkaubərɪ/lang=en a) A shrub native of the cool temperate areas of northern hemisphere, Vaccinium vitis idaea. b) The berry of that shrub. Syn: foxberry, lingonberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry, partridgeberry, red whortleberry …   Wiktionary

• cowberry — noun (plural cowberries) 1. a low creeping shrub of the heath family, Vaccinium vitis idaea, native to northern regions of Eurasia and North America. 2. the tart edible red berry of this plant, used to make sauces, jams, etc …  

• cowberry — n. (pl. ies) 1 an evergreen shrub, Vaccinium vitis idaea, bearing dark red berries. 2 the berry of this plant …   Useful english dictionary

• The Source of the river of Svijaga — Geobox Protected Area name = The Source of Svijaga river native name = other name = other name1 = category local = Natural Monument category iucn = III image size = image caption = country = Russia region = Ulyanovsk region1 = region type =… …   Wikipedia

• Vaccinium vitis-idaea — var. vitis idaea in reindeer lichen Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• foxberry — noun low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries • Syn: ↑cowberry, ↑mountain cranberry, ↑lingonberry, ↑lingenberry, ↑lingberry, ↑Vaccinium vitis idaea • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lingonberry — noun 1. low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries • Syn: ↑cowberry, ↑mountain cranberry, ↑lingenberry, ↑lingberry, ↑foxberry, ↑Vaccinium vitis idaea • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• mountain cranberry — noun 1. low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries • Syn: ↑cowberry, ↑lingonberry, ↑lingenberry, ↑lingberry, ↑foxberry, ↑Vaccinium vitis idaea • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Vaccinium — Taxobox name = Vaccinium image caption = Vaccinium berries, from top right: Cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries, red huckleberries regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus =… …   Wikipedia