BEARBERRY Definition & Meaning

bearberry

[ bair-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural bearberries.

any of several prostrate shrubs belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, especially A. uva-ursi, having tonic, astringent leaves and bright-red berries.
cascara.
possum haw ( def ).
any of several other plants, as some species of cranberry.

bearberry

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noun

a trailing evergreen ericaceous shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi , with small pinkish-white flowers, red berries, and astringent leaves
alpine bearberry or black bearberry
a related species, A. alpina of European mountains, having black berries

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bearberry¹

First recorded in 1615–25; bear ² + berry

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And you can find the cactus growing in dunes next to a plant called bearberry, which is typically found in the Arctic, he says.

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Tribal history shows everything from tree bark to bearberry leaves were used.

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The term “traditional tobacco” can refer to other indigenous plants that may not contain nicotine at all, including the dried leaves of bearberries and the bark from red and spotted willows.

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A ways down the road we found equally varied botany: dwarf willows, crowberry plants and alpine bearberry shrubs that would turn crimson in two months.

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