black bearberry

/blæk ˈbɛrˌbɛri/
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Definitions of black bearberry
  1. noun
    deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar
    synonyms: Arctostaphylos alpina, alpine bearberry
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    type of:
    bearberry
    chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
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