cowberry
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From cow + berry. Compare bilberry.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaubəɹɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]cowberry (plural cowberries)
- A shrub native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).
- A berry of this shrub.
Synonyms
[edit]- (both): foxberry, lingonberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry, partridgeberry, red whortleberry
Translations
[edit]shrub and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea — see lingonberry
References
[edit]cowberry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vaccinium vitis-idaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Vaccinium vitis-idaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons