cowberry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cowberry
    n 1: 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}, {foxberry}, {Vaccinium vitis-
         idaea}]
    2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
       [syn: {lingonberry}, {mountain cranberry}, {cowberry},
       {lowbush cranberry}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cowberry \Cow"ber`ry\ (-b[e^]r`r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowberries}
   (-r[i^]z). (Bot.)
   A species of {Vaccinium} ({Vaccinium Vitis-id[ae]a}), which
   bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery;
   -- locally called {mountain cranberry}.
   [1913 Webster]