vaccinium vitis-idaea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Vaccinium vitis-idaea
    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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lingenberry \lingenberry\ n.
   low evergreen shrub ({Vaccinium vitis-idaea}) of high north
   temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red
   edible berries.

   Syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry, lingberry,
        foxberry, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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]

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