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cowberry

DEFINITIONS OF: cowberry

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n low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries

Synonyms:
Vaccinium vitis-idaea, foxberry, lingberry, lingenberry, lingonberry, mountain cranberry
Type of:
cranberry
any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

n tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller

Synonyms:
lingonberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry
Type of:
berry
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
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